Kanach’s costume designs interrogate clothing not only as adornment, but for its narrative and cultural potential. Working with custom-printed fabrics, thrifted materials, and everyday objects, she creates work that “lives at the intersection of costume, textiles, installation, and performance.” Kanach has collaborated across cabaret, theater, opera, and dance. She is a co-founder and resident costume designer of The Bearded Ladies Cabaret and a company member of Lightning Rod Special. A Barrymore Award-winning costume designer, Kanach has created work for Philadelphia companies including Arden Theatre Company, BalletX, Opera Philadelphia, and People’s Light. In New York, her work has been seen at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim, Ars Nova’s ANT Fest, La MaMa, New Ohio Theatre, and Joe’s Pub. She earned an MFA in design for stage and film from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a BS in fashion design from Philadelphia University.
