Kat Mustatea

@kmustatea

"Uncategorizable" transmedia language-y & performance things ● Instrument: BODYMOUTH ● Curation: @edgecutart
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The Mutables is: "luminous" "otherworldly" "a breathtaking meditation on voice and identity" at the heart of this show is BodyMouth, the one-of-a-kind, sensor-based instrument for embodied language that allows performers to “speak” through sequenced gestures, enacting words phoneme-by-phoneme, turning the body quite literally into a mouth The Mutables premiered at HERE Arts Center this fall in a sold out run and was made with great joy and the incisive craft of  @rocky__duval   @mmmlloyd @felix.0nline @_lo_poppy @jonathan_colafrancesco direction & script @kmustatea music @kamalasankaram associate choreography @mmmlloyd featured fashion @cameliaskikos styling @paulinadoesitx creative production @thehybridstudio interactive tech @yonatanrozin partners @lmcc_nyc @romanianculturalinstituteusa @herearts @edgecutart trailer by @thehybridstudio #soundart #choreolinguistics #newmedia
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4 months ago
Savoring the juicy reviews of The Mutables-- "Not a performance so much as an awakening" "Breathtaking" "Their discipline was as rigorous as their empathy was raw" --from our premiere at HERE Arts Center this fall-- and now where can we tour this beautiful piece?? performed by @rocky__duval   @mmmlloyd @felix.0nline @_lo_poppy @jonathan_colafrancesco direction & script @kmustatea music @kamalasankaram associate choreography @mmmlloyd featured fashion @cameliaskikos styling @paulinadoesitx creative production @thehybridstudio interactive tech @yonatanrozin photography @photo_by_baranova partners @lmcc_nyc @romanianculturalinstituteusa @herearts @edgecutart Thank you @pagesonstages @dancenthusiast @openingnight_reviews Theater Beyond Broadway for the beautiful words #soundart #choreolinguistics #newmedia
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3 months ago
🔉OPEN CALL—the Sound + Gesture Lab returns this summer! Are you a movement artist working with sound? Or a sound artist working with movement? Or some uncategorizable other between forms? Every Sunday in June 2026, a curated group of artists across genres will experiment together over four sessions, blending music and dance into a shared improvisatory language. The lab then culminates into one spontaneous performance—no hierarchy, just sound + gesture in motion 🪽 📨We’re currently accepting rolling-based applications via link in bio! The inaugural lab in Nov 2025 was led by Nick Hallet (@nick_hallett ) and Kat Mustatea (@kmustatea ). Sound credit: lab participants in a session led by Chloe Alexandra Thompson (@chloealxandra )
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17 days ago
We have a new, permanent home and it’s a beauty 🖤 A sunlit, 2,600 sq ft, ADA-accessible loft in Hell’s Kitchen A hub for experiments that aim to push the boundaries of live arts and digital culture 🪩 The big opening party is coming this fall - we cannot waaaaait to open our doors to you all with a fresh slate of new programming. Stay tuned! 🔊 Coming soon: a new installment of our wildly successful Sound + Gesture Lab is accepting new members for June 💭 Got collaboration ideas? Hit us up: [email protected]
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2 months ago
A few images from the opening of our group exhibition at @romanianculturalinstituteusa in New York. During the opening we had a collaborative performance directed by @kmustatea , experimental costumes by @cameliaskikos , sound by @ioanida , voice by @florentina1 and performers @mmmlloyd and @rocky__duval . The performance examines how the idea of “normal” is made and unmade through bodies, voice, and clothing. On view through January 16, 2026 The exhibition brings together eight Romanian-American artists — Alexandra Cicorschi, Florentina Mocanu-Schendel, Ioanida Costache, Bogdan Pastor, Alexandru Salceanu, Ema Ihs, Camelia Aveloaei Skikos, and Kat Mustatea- whose creative practices span diverse media, including painting, photography, fashion design, performance, installation, and sound art. Thank you, Romanian Cultural Institute in New York / ICR New York for inviting us to be part of this exhibit and for organizing it. #newyork, #exhibition, #multimedia, #artperformance, #danceperformance, #costumes, #wearbleart, #sculpturalfashion, #conceptualfashion, #painting, #multimedia, #videoart, #experimentalmusic, #experimentalfashion, #multimediaartists
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5 months ago
During our group exhibition “Where are you from” organized by @romanianculturalinstituteusa there will be a collaborative performance with experimental costumes by @cameliaskikos , sound by @ioanida , voice by @florentina1 , text by @kmustatea KatMustațea and performers @rocky__duval & @mmmlloyd The performance examines how the idea of “normal” is made and unmade through bodies, voice, and clothing. The exhibition takes on the profound and often challenging question “Where Are You From?” — exploring identity, belonging, and the layered experiences of migration that shape contemporary life. It opens a timely dialogue on identity in motion — resonating in a world where questions of heritage, hybridity, and belonging are more relevant than ever. 🗓 Friday, November 21, 2025 ⏰ 7 PM – 9 PM 📍 Romanian Cultural Institute in New York – Brâncuși Gallery Midtown Manhattan - 200 East 38th Street, 10016, New York On view through January 16, 2026 Photography @bogdan.pastor Models @doraowusu , @ralucagermain
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5 months ago
Scenes from the impossibly beautiful culminating session of the Sound + Gesture Lab, a gathering of spirits who work across and between genre and form Led by @nick_hallett and @kmustatea , hosted at @edgecutart , and captured here by @tanya_stolpovskaya More to follow very soon from this rich experience, and with gratitude to the artists who made these sessions so meaningful: @samantha_kochis @melialmaguer @luisa.muhr @mirai_shinde @chloealxandra @rocky__duval @stcelfer @killaquince @gentlemanbrawlers @raymondpinto @coleblu__ @amirzhanov.askar @audreywrightviolin @gbrme @stefaniabecheanu_artiste
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5 months ago
Last night’s opening of @kmustatea The Mutables was a truly awe inspiring evening of groundbreaking performance. There are only 3 more chances to see this show HERE, and you really don’t want to miss it! #downtownart #nyctheatre video by @motimargolin
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7 months ago
⚡️ Last night, HERE Arts Center hosted the electrifying premiere of “The Mutables” by Romanian-American artist and dramatist Kat Mustatea — a groundbreaking fusion of theater, science, and technology. We are pleased to have supported this visionary project, which reflects two of our strategic priorities: fostering bold collaborations between art and technology and supporting outstanding American artists of Romanian origin. ”The Mutables”, inspired by the Romanian myth of “Ielele” and marrying dance, theater and opera with cutting-edge technology, captivated audiences with its poetic exploration of identity, transformation, and the human spirit in a digital age. The show uses BodyMounth, an innovative technology developed by Kat, which is able to transform human movement into textual discourse, thus opening amazing choreographic possibilities. The ingenious costumes were designed by another Romanian-American, artist and fashion creator, Camelia Aveloaei Skikos. Huge congrats to the whole team! “The Mutables” Direction & Script: Kat Mustatea Music: Kamala Sankaram Cast: Rocky Duval, Marie Lloyd Paspe, Felix Bryan, Lo Poppy, Jonathan Colafrancesco Creative Technology: Yonatan Rozin Associate Choreography: Marie Lloyd Paspe Featured Fashion: Camelia Skikos Styling & Additional Costume Design: Paulina Olivares Producer: Alex Darby Creative Production: The Hybrid Studio Lead Image: Bogdan Pastor 🎫 Those who couldn’t be with us on the opening night have three more chances to see the performance between October 9-11! Details at /events/world-premiere-of-the-mutables-by-kat-mustatea-at-here-arts-center #TheMutables #Ielele #KatMustatea #CameliaSkikos #RomanianAmericanartists #RomanianAmericanplaywright #RomanianAmericandesigner #performingarts #artandtechnology #experimentaltheater #HEREArtsCenter #RCINY #RCINewYork #ICRNewYork #ICR
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7 months ago
I'm in tech for The Mutables on my birthday, and my life lesson on this day is ABL--always be listening (to the voices) because somebody somewhere ABS-- always be singinggggg (or maybe there always be voices in my head) The Mutables at HERE Arts Center 📍October 8-11, 2025 /shows/the-mutables/
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🔳 Excited for this one!! 🔳 🟥 The Mutables by Kat Mustatea @kmustatea world premiere at HERE Arts Center @herearts October 8-11. 🟥 This experimental piece intertwines bodies, vocals, and cutting edge technology with mythographies of the feminine monstrous. 🟥 At the heart of The Mutables is BodyMouth, the one-of-a-kind, sensor-based instrument for embodied speech. Bridging choreography, language, and computation, BodyMouth allows performers to “speak” through sequenced gestures, enacting words phoneme-by-phoneme, turning the body quite literally into a mouth. 👯The Mutables 🎶HERE Arts Center @herearts 📅Oct 8-11, 2025 Kat Mustatea @kmustatea Kamala Sankaram @kamalasankaram Rocky Duval @rocky__duval Marie Lloyd Paspe @mmmlloyd Felix Bryan @felix.0nline Jonathan Colarancesco @jonathan_colafrancesco Lo Poppy @_lo_poppy Yonatan Rozin @yonatanrozin Camelia Skikos @CAMELIASKIKOS Paulina Olivares @paulinadoesitx Alex Darby / The Hybrid Studio @thehybridstudio #mutables #bodymouth #ielele #kamalasankaram #katmustatea #operasinger #art @ncamartists
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7 months ago