Bio
Kara Roseborough is a multi-disciplinary artist specializing in dance, creative writing, and theatre. She holds an MFA in Dance and a Certificate in World Performance Studies from the University of Michigan, a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Utah, and teaching certifications in Grades I-V of the Cecchetti Ballet method. Currently, she serves as a Creative Careers Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Michigan while also working as a freelance dancer and choreographer.
In addition to serving as the Artistic Director for the Evanston Dance Ensemble 2 (ede2), Kara has performed with dance companies and theatres including Charleston City Ballet, The Ruth Page Civic Ballet of Chicago, South Chicago Dance Theatre, New Dances, Pittsburgh Public Theatre and Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre. Her choreography has been presented across the United States and internationally, including with the Dutch National Ballet.
While at the University of Michigan, Kara has deepened her research on the history and narrative representations of Black and African Diasporic people and stories within ballet, connecting the historically White artform to its North African roots as a means of restorative justice. Her work includes the theatricalization of Black folklore. During her graduate studies, she developed the original course “The History of the Black Ballerina” and co-founded the University of Michigan chapter of Ballet & Books, which provides free ballet education and literacy support to predominantly Black and Latiné students in low-income communities.
