C R E A T I V E


SAG-AFTRA / AEA


 

Performance

 

Nestled in darkness, a brown skinned person shrouded in gold fabric, holds fire in their hands as they peer directly into the soul of the viewer. UP UNTIL NOW: midair for some time. HERE, Sublet Series, MAY 3-7, 2023

Midair For Some Time

Played The Oracle in Up Until Now Collective’s intimate media sensory experience of profound inclusive connection.

#BlackLivesMatter

Aerial rope performance by Black*Acrobat.

Matthew Hussey gives me some (very gendered) dating advice on the Harry talk show.

Matthew Hussey gives me (very gendered) dating advice on The Harry Talk Show.

 

Against a dark background, a well-suited Black masculine woman holding a brown-skinned plastic baby doll, looks with concern out the corners of their eyes.

 

THE D PROJECT

a.k.a. The Democracy Project

Played Chief of Staff in WaxFactory's contemporary retelling of Sophocles' Women of Trachis.

THE WEAVER

Short film by Melinda James, directed by India Sky Davis; Paradise: Topsy Turvy Queer Circus

 
Indira Allegra (collaboration) - BODYWARP: Doublecloth - weaving as performance art using historical and emotional tension as material.

BODYWARP: Doublecloth

Collaboration with Indira Allegra

Weaving as performance art using historical and emotional tension as material.

 
 
 

Podcast / Audiobook Narrator / Voice

 
 

Listen to a sample from HOW TO GET OVER THE END OF THE WORLD

by Hal Schrieve

Read by Scott Turner Schofield, JJ Hawkins and Kiebpoli Calnek

- Boldly weird, cool, and confident, this YA novel of LGBTQ+ teen artists, activists, and telepathic visionaries offers hope against climate and community destruction.

How To Get Over The End Of The World

by Hal Schrieve

Had a blast voicing IAN / MONIQUE for Hal Schrieve’s lovingly queer sophomore YA novel.

 
 
 

Kiebpoli co-hosts Season 5 of the TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter

[Kiebpoli’s story + interview at 12 minutes.]

On The Flip Side, BrickaBrack Ensemble. Group of 4 people standing with their mouths wide open and various expressions on their faces.

On The Flip Slide - BrickaBrack Ensemble

 
 
 

Documentary

Embodiment (2018) Short Documentary by Maria Giulia Mancuso Prizzitano and Edwige Pezzulli

Embodiment (2018) Short Documentary by Maria Giulia Mancuso Prizzitano and Edwige Pezzulli

 

New York on the Clock: Kiebpoli Calnek - Aerialist (2010) PBS

Boy I Am (2006) Documentary by Sam Feder and Julie Hollar

Boy I Am (2006) Documentary by Sam Feder and Julie Hollar