Sharon Chohi Kim is a performing artist and composer working at the intersection of immersive experimental opera, performance art, improvisation, sound art, and site-responsive activation through movement and voice. She has composed and created performances for institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), LA Phil’s Insight series, and REDCAT.  

Chohi’s notable opera performances include Meredith Monk’s Atlas with the LA Philharmonic, Sweet Land with The Industry Opera Company, and Polia and Blastema, premiered at Festival O22 by Opera Philadelphia. She has also performed with a wide range of institutions and ensembles, including the Getty Center, Hammer Museum, Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Industry, Long Beach Opera, Wild Up, Human Resources LA, Getty Villa, The Broad, LA Master Chorale, Berggruen Institute, Hollywood Bowl, LA Opera, Epoch Gallery, Four Larks, and HEX. 

As a recording artist, she appears on the Grammy-nominated album If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? by Wild Up, and has contributed vocals to major film and television soundtracks including Wicked, House of Ninjas, Avatar, and How to Train Your Dragon. 

Her work as a performer and composer has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, KCET, KCRW, New Classic LA, SF Classical Voice, and the Los Angeles Times.