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Kyra Sims and Henki Skidu: Trying New Things

  • Soapbox Gallery 636 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY, 11238 United States (map)

Join Kyra Sims and Henki Skidu in an evening of brand new, never-before-seen music and performance art, featuring French horn, piano, vocals, and electronics. Bios: Kyra Sims is a performing artist and writer living in NYC.

She has worked as a backing French hornist and session musician for notable artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Jon Batiste, Noname, Carole King, and Lizzo, and has performed the world over as both a soloist and a collaborative musician.

She works actively in the Broadway/Off-Broadway industry, having held chairs on Tony Award-Winning Broadway show Illinoise, and Off-Broadway shows Carmen Jones, Superhero, Whisper House, and Soft Power. Kyra Sims also writes, directs, and performs regularly as Co-Artistic Director and ensemble member of the award-winning experimental collective The New York Neo-Futurists.

New Yorker-featured musical artist Henry Koperski has composed and performed for stage and screen, and has worked as a recording artist, most recently playing saxophone for Troye Sivan’s latest album. He tours the world with artists including Alan Cumming, Matteo Lane and more. He will be releasing a new album of songs under the name Henki Skidu later this year.

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