Black.Acrobat

Hi. My name is Kiebpoli (kay-po-lee) Calnek. A queer Black creative from NYC focused on nuanced writing and performance seeped in poetic elements. Black*Acrobat, Produces and Directs diverse shows aimed at telling stories of and for fringe communities accomplishing the unexpected by acknowledging and celebrating authentic visions, voices and viewpoints through intense collaboration and training. Their work seeks to explore the survival of the spirit and love as they sit at the intersection of race, gender and society. As Artistic Director for over a decade, Kiebpoli seeks to fuse arts & activism by depicting what seems impossible.

Their presentations of provocative dark subjects and re-imaginings of the Black diaspora have received generous funding and support from Elizabeth Streb, Astraea Foundation, Asian Arts Initiative, and The New York Foundation for the Arts. They’re a graduate of CCNY, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity Association.