Overview
Johanna Kepler is a graduate student in the Dance MFA Embodied Interdisciplinary Practice.
Degree: B.F.A. Dance, minor in Latino Studies | University of Michigan
Johanna Kepler is a choreographer, creative director and visual artist. Her work is centered around community building and creating platforms for people of color to share their stories and histories. In addition to her work in the studio, Johanna is researching ways to educate artists on how to create new revenue streams and build more sustainable funding structures in the arts.
Since graduating, one of her community-based projects is Power of the Performing Arts, where Johanna interviewed over 300 professional performing artists worldwide and across artistic disciplines to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts. This year, Johanna is launching a sequel to this project called Creativity Cost, which will explore the cost of being a post-pandemic creative.