Other works include:
Seeds of Winter (Shawl Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley, 2010); Mutt (Joyce/Soho Theater, New York, 2009, ODC Commons, SF, 2009 and Yosemite Artist Exchange Lodge, Yosemite, 2009); We Love You to the End of the World (Theater of Yugen, SF, 2009 and Mills College Theater, Oakland, 2008); 2005; Rosy's Wait (SOMARTS, SF, 2004); Hitch (The Cowell Theater, SF, 2000); Mind Circle (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland, 2000 and ODC Theater, SF, 2000); 2nd Class Sleeper (Dancing in the Streets/Wave Hill, New York, 1999); Miyo in the Middle (The Big Island Dance Council, Hawaii, 1999 and Theater Artaud, SF, 1998), Riverbed (The Vijnana Kala Vedi Centre and Draavidia Gallery, Kerala, India, 1998); Recollections of a Hapa Cowgirl (Santa Cruz Gallery, 1997)
In addition to her work with Dandelion, Kimiko has created worked with:
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (2002) Ms. Guthrie had the honor of accompanying Ms. Jenkins to Japan, where she assisted in the creation of a new work for “Ginko,” a Tokyo-based company for dancers over the age of 50.
California Shakespeare Festival (2003) Much Ado About Nothing
Cal State East Bay University Theater (2000-present) Original Choreography, as well as Cabaret; A Chorus Line; Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd
Asian American Dance Performances' Unbound Spirit Dance Co. (1994-1999) Ms. Guthrie was a Resident Choreographer for AADP during which time she choreographed many works and participated in numerous outreach and educational activities.
CHOREOGRAPHY GRANTS:
The East Bay Community Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts, the Gerbode Foundation, The Wattis Foundation, The Japan Foundation, The Zellerbach Family Fund, the Theater Bay Area CA$H program and the Serpent Source Foundation for Women Artists.
PRESS QUOTES:
“Dandelion Dancetheater’s “MUTT” is mad and maddening, a wild whirl of song, text, visual design and movement whose anarchic energies sometimes seem shot straight out of Dada….Sometimes merry, sometimes considerably more sinister, sometimes rather irritating; always demanding to be seen”-New York Times 2009
(Full review: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/arts/dance/18dandelion.html)
"Of the three world premieres, the most successful was Kimiko Guthrie's There….(The work) exuded a sense of urgency…a fresh look at a basic human concern; it was well thought out and excellently presented." -Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian 2003
"Outstanding in concept, choreography and performance was Kimiko Guthrie's There. Guthrie both wrote and read the text which deals with being, becoming and knowing the self.” -Joanna Harris, Voice of Dance, 2003
"The strongest piece on the show, both in certainty of purpose and in edge of execution, was Kimiko Guthrie's There. Ms. Guthrie's shows are always heavily attended by other dancers; she's probably on everybody's short list of whose work is most interesting. Hard-edged, arresting, clear, There is nevertheless hard to describe." -Paul Parish, Dance View West, 2003
"...There revealed Guthrie to be the choreographer to watch, one capable of producing provocative works." -Joyce Nishioka, Asian Week, 2003
“...the real thing: clear, emotive and thoughtfully structured.” -The San Francisco Examiner, 2002
“Intense, intuitive choreography.” -The Los Angeles Times, 2001
“(Dandelion Dancetheater’s work is) a lively blend of the personal and the political, a fluid journey to the emotional through the physical and back again....Their dance works evoke and penetrate the multifarious strains of the human condition. As choreographers, dancers, and educators, they exhibit an inspiring level of sophistication and integrity.” -Sima Belmar, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 2000
“...using only a few witty colors and applying them heavily, Guthrie designed a dance about instinct and community, competitiveness and unity.” -Ann Murphy, The Oakland Tribune, 2001
"Kimiko Guthrie is multidisciplinary, multicultural, and multitalented.…(She) has proved her ability to allow text to illuminate movement and vice versa through a solid interweaving of live music...singing, speaking, and dancing." -Sima Belmar, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1998
"Recollections of a Hapa Cowgirl (an earlier version of Miyo in the Middle), choreographed by the fantastically expressive Kimiko Guthrie... is a riveting ride, presenting the All-American family and its dark secrets for what they are....If any one piece from Small-town, USA ever hit a nerve in the national conscious, its "Recollections"....It needs to be seen." -Kimberly Gaurdino, Santa Cruz Good Times, 1997
"... Guthrie’s eloquent simplicity has an almost epic quality." -Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1996