Artists and art lovers of all persuasions, we are excited to announce our SEAF 2019 Performance Curators! These brilliant and bedazzling creatives will be the force that shapes and guides our main stage and aerial rig performances throughout the Festival weekend.
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Imani Sims
Imani Sims is a curator, alchemist, and author. She believes in the healing power of ritual, performance art, and the power of words. She is the Curator of Kitchen Sessions, a running show series in collaboration with Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, and Theater Off Jackson. Her goal is to continue to shift the social narrative by providing artists of color with resources that empower and display our stories in public spaces all over the nation. Her book (A)live Heart is available on Sibling Rivalry Press. When she isn’t working, you can find her on the couch with a chilled glass of rosé.
LoLo Ramone
A glorious alchemy of saccharine opulence, grit and mischief; LoLo Ramone is a multidisciplinary performance artist, producer and facilitator. She believes in the power of erotic expression and social practice. LoLo is a Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque graduate and holds a BFA in Theater from Cornish. Her work is often interactive, collaborative, rooted in social commentary and incorporating of various mediums. She looks forward to weaving the worlds of sensual language and movement arts at SEAF.
Isaiah Esquire
Isaiah Esquire – also known as “The Tower Of Power” – is one half of the dynamic duo Izohnny, who produce and headline the hit show BOYEURISM every second Friday at Bossanova Ballroom in Portland. Isaiah, as a dancer/performer, has graced many stages throughout the United States, Canada, Finland, Austria, and Australia. You may have even seen him on “America’s Got Talent,” and you can catch him now on Netflix in the documentary “Glitter Tribe.” This exciting entertainer has a unique performance style that is intensely emotive, athletic, and explosive, incorporating elements of dance, burlesque, and drag into his stage performance. Often referred to as a “Glamazon”, his tall statuesque physique alone demands attention. That however is certainly not the only reason why Isaiah Esquire is a force to witness and promised to entrance you.
Adra Boo
What can’t be said about Adra Boo? Who knows, but she’s dipped her foot into about just every pool of entertaining landscape here in the PNW and across the country. You may recognize her from the electric-funk duo, Fly Moon Royalty, which has shared stages with the likes of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Macklemore, or her current band, Hotels. Or you’ve seen her emcee burlesque and cabaret here in Seattle. A veteran performer on myriad stages, Boo has been compared to timeless musicians like Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, unafraid to ruffle feathers or rouse would-be audiences. And while all of these efforts cause her to stand out in the city, it’s her work as an artistic liaison that has made her a local legend.
Randy Ford
Randy Ford is a Seattle-born Queer, Black, Non binary, Trans, Femme artist. She wears many hats as a choreographer, performer, dance educator, actor, curator, and director. She is a member of Au Collective, a dance organization that puts womxn, queer people, and people of color at the forefront of everything it does. She’s been recognized as a SeattleDances DanceCrush in 2016 and was featured in City Arts Magazine’s Future List 2018. When she’s not running around giving everyone life she’s moisturizing her skin or washing and styling her hair.
Shay Tiziano
Shay Tiziano is a dynamic self-suspension and kink performer known for unique and acrobatic rigs. She is an international kink educator based in San Francisco, where she produces acclaimed bondage and fetish performance event Twisted Windows and BENT, the Bay Area’s biggest dungeon event.
We are beyond excited to see what provocative and evocative performances will take place over the course of the Festival weekend. Come join us!