Ra (he/it) draws from Black American popular culture and dance languages, DIY/punk approaches, gaming culture, and stage practices “concerning form and beauty.” Experienced as live performance, installation, or on a screen, Ra’s work rejects realism for theatricality, hyper-performativity, myth making, and play to interrogate and blur lines between persona and authentic self. As a choreographer and performer, he has presented solo and collaborative work at venues including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Kitchen in New York City, and REDCAT in Los Angeles. He has collaborated with artists including Pew Fellows Camae Ayewa and Meg Foley, multidisciplinary artist Saul Williams, and musician Ohbliv. Ra earned a BA in interdisciplinary fine arts from the University of the Arts.
