photo of Kimberly

photo: Roni Galgano


"...both professionally and creatively she explores similar issues: the roles of women in this world, the uncertainty of gender and "sexual orientation" as concepts and the extraordinary power of human sexuality to capture our imaginations, often in ways far different from those we expect."

-Zengers Newsmagazine

"Dark's performance was so packed with information, humor and poetry... One thing is for certain: her show is a must see!"

-The Scribe

"Dark's powerful feminine stage presence and poetic style held the audience transfixed from start to finish as she spoke on gender..."

-Nouveau Queer Montreal

Poster for Stripped and Teased

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Praise for Kimberly's Show Stripped and Teased: Scandalous Stories with Subversive Subplots:

"Kimberly Dark's ethno-autobiographical performance work presents an innovative and highly original approach to a host of potentially contentious social issues, which are rarely addressed outside the college classroom. Seamlessly blending comedy and high seriousness, Dark immediately puts her audience ease and thereby engages them in a profound and honest conversation regarding gender and sexuality."

-Andrea Herrera
UCCS Ethnic Studies Department Chair

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CD cover for You Are My Singing Lesson

Praise for Kimberly's CD You Are My Singing Lesson:

"...we relax and let her sensual voice recite the very well-written, well-thought out poems... Kim Dark is the voice you heard that time you saw the one you knew you couldn't have, the instant you realized all your dreams had come true, and the poetry is the answer to the question you ask everyday. Yes."

-Muse Apprentice Guild

"...Dark's voice is alternately playful and dramatic. The subjects range from sex (done the old-fashioned way, with a dazzlingly imaginative series of double entendres) to femininity to nature to love and loss. The most powerful piece on the disc, 'It's After Five' deals with a teenage Latina, victim of incest and rape..."

-Zengers Newsmagazine

"The words are like a balm, with imagery that soothes the ear and excites the mind."

-Just Out

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Praise for Kimberly's Show The Butch/Femme Chronicles:

"Dark is an exquisite tour guide for this heartfelt journey into the construction of the self. Through performance poetry, this soul searching and sometimes comical journey leads the audience through the blurred distinctions of gender identity which are precariously balanced between clearly drawn cultural stereotypes."

-Theatermania, Chicago

"Dark expertly weaves together her backgrounds in poetry, performance and social science to present a beautifully wrought and highly informed account of how lesbians negotiate the heterosexually coded word in shades of lipstick-femme, soft-butch and bull-dyke."

-Gay & Lesbian Times

"Dark is an exquisite tour guide for this heartfelt journey into the construction of the self. Through performance poetry, this soul searching and sometimes comical journey leads the audience through the blurred distinctions of gender identity which are precariously balanced between clearly drawn cultural stereotypes."

-Theatermania, Chicago

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About Kimberly's performances:

"A master of female flirtation, the audience draws near to her..."

-The Rocky Mountain Collegian

"During the performance, her words were carefully turned, her voice seductively sure and her manner dynamic, poised and expressive... Her choice of detail is outstanding and her words are powerful. Dark brings out the astonishing beauty, the disorienting absurdity and the intense emotionality imbedding in the mundane moments of the lesbian everyday. It is her passion that calls these moments to life in all their complexity..."

-Gay and Lesbian Times

"The difficulty with finding clips for your work is that, in my opinion, I find your work to be so thoughtfully woven together...with threads of double entendres, metaphors, juxtapositions, intellect and vocal chorus, that often loop back to earlier lines...and as the performance goes on, you are building and strengthening your themes for emotional punch...so, selecting clips from your work may be like taking scissors to a tapestry that has been framed for the wall, and trying to cut out the prettiest pieces to give someone an idea of what the whole piece might look like."

-Kathy Sangha -- Sun and Moon Vision Productions (Kimberly's video editor)

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