Arlo Sage Caron King (they/them) is a choreographer, theatre maker, sculptor, and designer. They grew up in New England and received a degree from Bennington College in performance, VA, and costume. Their work exists within intersections of movement, sculpture, and theatre. Arlo is exploring disembodiment, digestion, and re embodiment of memory, gender, autism, and chronic illness through the lenses of Butoh, wearable art, drag, and installation. They celebrate the pedestrian and diagonal processing. They are investigating the space within pause.
Arlo is currently based in the Pacific Northwest pursuing the study and practice of Butoh and running their leather line, SPILL.
C.V.
Arlo Sage King (b. 1995, US)
Education,
Bennington College, Bennington, VT; B.A. with concentrations in dance, theatre, and sculpture; minor concentrations in costume and dance video.
Accademia dell’Arte, Arezzo, IT; Physical Theatre Program Cohort Fall 2015.
Dance
Original Works
2025
Mudmouth Cabaret/Daipan Butoh Festival, “to drown with a selkie”. Choreographer/Performer. Studio Ma, Seattle WA.
Salish Sea Butoh Festival, “the river bellows”. Choreographer/Performer. Fort Warden, Port Townsend, WA.
Seattle International Dance Festival, “Holdfast” Performed and Co-Coreographed with Hana Shiozaki. Seattle, WA.
2024
Salish Sea Butoh Festival, “the sky was never meant to be so close” Choreographer/Performer. Lookout Arts Quarry, Bellingham WA.
“weeds dream of flowers” Choreographer/Performer. Secret Biome, Seattle WA.
2021-22
Member of Fox Den cabaret performance troupe based in Seattle, WA
2020
“ninna nanna del sole” Choreographer/Performer. Online, Video, Prague CZ
Frida’s Depressive Episode, “20 yrs” Choreographer/Performer. Wein Salon, Berlin, DE
2017
Daylight//Nightlight, “GLOAMLIM” “crow song”Choreographer/Performer. Bennington College, VT
“hey look @me”, Choreographer/Performer. Ponderosa, Stolzenhagen, DE
2016
“UNTZ UNTZ SPLAT” Choreographer/Performer. Bennington College, VT
2015
“My Sleeves? Your Sleeves” “The Resurrection of Scooby Dog”
Choreographer/Performer. Circolo Artistico, Arezzo, IT
“Ragazza con la Torta” Choreographer/Performer. Circolo Artistico Gala, Arezzo, IT
2014
WIP, “with august, with spoons.” Choreographer/Performer. Bennington College, VT
2013
WIP , “n—e” choreographed with Issac Dwyer, Performer. Bennington College, VT
Collaborations and Performances
2026 “Mycomorphosis” Performer. Directed by Iván Espinosa. Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO.
2025
“Bowels of the Earth” Performer. Directed by Iván Espinosa.
2025 Tour: Dovetail Studios, NexGen Butoh Lovers Showcase, Chicago IL. Fort Warden, Salish Sea Butoh Festival, Port Townsend, WA. Bim Bom Studios, Chicago, IL. OFF Theatre, Butohresque Vienna, AT.
2024
“SONIC SOMATIC” Peformer. Choreographed by Iván Espinosa. University of Colorado, Boulder CO.
2023
“Haller Fountain” Performer. Scored by Anastazia Louise. Port Townsend WA.
“North Beach” Performer. Scored by Eugenia Vargas. Port Townsend WA.
2021
“Utopia: Space” choreographed by Vladimir Kremenović, Freeway Park, produced by Freeway Park Seattle, WA
2020
“Utopia: Touch”, choreographed by Vladimir Kremenović. Online broadcast, produced by Velocity Dance Center. Seattle, WA.
2019
“Shear Stress”, choreographed by Vladimir Kremenović. Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA
“Garden of Expectations”, choreographed by LanDforms. On the Boards, Tour: NW New Works S, On the Boards Seattle, WA. Risk//Reward Festival, Portland, OR.
“Badbadbad” choreographed by Jordan MacIntosh-Hougham. YAW Theatre, Seattle, WA
2018
“Tantrumlike Noises”, choreographed by Jordan MacIntosh-Hougham. Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA
2014
“Fierce Mamas” choreographed by Maggie Ammons. Performer. Bennington College, VT
2013
“3 Missed Calls” collaboration with Carolyn Lewon and Geoffrey Ballinger. Performer, Bennington College, VT
Training
Completed studies and trainings with Dana Reitz, Terry Creach, Susan Sgorbati (2013-2017), Kota Yamazaki (2014,2023), Daniel Roberts (2014), Elena Demyanenko (2014-2017), Dai Jian (2015-2016), Gianni Bruschi (2015), Rebecca Brooks, and Keith Hennessey (2017,2023). Lavinia Vago, Alice Ghosti, AVID dance company (2021). Mina Nishimura (2014, 2022, 2023) Julie Becton Gillum, Shinichi Iova-Koga (2023) Gizeh Muniz, Sherry Brown, Anastasia Louise (2023) Eugenia Vargas, Abby Crain, Stephanie Skura (2023-25). EnNingúnlugar, Mayfield Brooks, Tadashi Endo, Yukio Suzuki, Divine Brick, Mari Osanai, Vanessa Skantze (2024). Saga Kobayashi, Espartaco Martínez, Sara Shelton Mann, Sherwood Chen, jose e. abad, Joan Laage, Ken Mai, Yuko Kohayashi (2025).
Visual Art
Exhibitions
2026 Mycomophosis, “Mobi (letter above my door, my love)”. Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO
2025 In the Air, “esophagus (this is hard to swallow)”. Base Camp, Seattle WA
2017 Take Care, “mother tapewurm”. Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, Bennington VT
NUDE “teeth”. Backspace Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2015 Camera Mounts, “nonapuss”. Bennington College, Bennington VT
Publications
NUDE vol. 1, Backspace Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
GROTESQUE vol. 2, Backspace Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Let My People Cum vol. 2, 2022 Hannukah Erotikah, Seattle, WA
Studied with Mary Lum (2013), Chip Schoonmaker, Aysha Peltz (2014), John Umphlett, Jon Isherwood, Richard MacPike (2014-2017), Andrea Cavarra (2015), Elliot Caplan (2014, 2016), Virginia Causey, and Lisa Geertsen (2017). Member of Iron Monkeys Blacksmith Collective, led by Tabasco Mills (2018, 2019).
Theatre
Productions
2016 Cobweb, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Jean Randich, Bennington College, VT
2015 Arlecchino, Canovacci, Accademia dell’Arte, Arezzo IT
2014 Titania, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Complex Performing Arts Center, CT
Training
Studied with Dina Janis (2014-2017), Nandan Circo, Rebecca Sibley, Giangiacomo Colli (2015), Jean Randich (2016, 2017), and the UMO Ensemble (2017).
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