SALON AVEC MOI IS A NEW YORK-BASED EVENT EXPERIENCE AND MEDIA COMPANy AIMED TO ENCOURAGE REBELLION AND CELEBRATION IN THE CLASSICAL ARTS THROUGH EXPLORING THE LIVES, ART, AND INDUSTRIES OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART WORLDS, WHILE CREATING SAFE AND INTIMATE SPACES THROUGH SALONS TO CREATE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE TYPICALLY LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION, PARTICULARLY BIPOC AND LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES.
Passions of an ex opera singer…
Originally pursuing a career as an opera singer, Karlye Whitt gained experience on both sides of the opera table as both artist and staff at Tulsa Opera in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she resided as one of the company’s Resident Artists, Principal Artists, and Development Associates during her 3 year residency. The institutional knowledge obtained during this time inspired the desire to push forward inclusion and equity in the opera industry and be a part of ensuring the future of opera in America, fostering her company Salon Avec Moi.
Karlye has worked with brands like Venue, Studio Knew York, and Good Dye Young and has earned her Bachelor of Music (BM) in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University under the tutelage of voice instructor, Larry Wade Keller, and Master of Arts (MA) in Performing Arts Administration from New York University. Outside of work and academia Karlye is a lover of all things Paramore, boba tea, opera, and her fluffy cat Cappi.
CONTRIBUTORS
BEA Goodwin
Bea Goodwin is a librettist and operatic stage director creating feminist adaptations, ghost stories and lost historical fictions. Her work has been hailed as “relentlessly clever” and “masterfully spellbinding,” with premieres in traditional theatrical spaces such as BAM, La Mama Experimental Theatre, National Sawdust, as well as site specific immersive experiences at the International Museum of Surgical Science, the Mark Hotel penthouse suite and the historic Montauk Club. In her other life, Goodwin is an antiquarian bookseller, zinester & flaneuse.
Photo @beautibean
Pallas Gutierrez
Pallas M. Gutierrez (they/them) is a writer, teaching artist, and Local One stagehand from New York City. They are currently a student at UC Riverside’s Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing. Beyond Salon Avec Moi, their writing can be found in Autostraddle, Snatch Magazine, and the upcoming collection Out of the Closet, Onto the Campus. Outside of writing, Pallas is an avid sports fan and enthusiastic crafter. They can be found @wild.pitches on Instagram.
Jessie Miller
Jessie Miller (They/Them) is a third year student at the Fashion Institute of Technology studying Art History and Museum professions. They also hold an associates degree in Fine Art from FIT. After moving to New York in 2023 they have spent time in numerous fine art and nonprofit spaces as an intern and fellow. In their studies Miller has found an interest in contemporary art criticism and analysis alongside oral history. Growing up in a household with parents both formally trained in Fine Art and vocal performance respectively, Miller has found themselves enriched by the classic arts. They are thrilled to be working Salon Avec Moi to share writing and passion for the Arts.