NFRW/T
Mon
22
Mon 22 Jun 7:30 PM
The Loading Dock Theatre
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
ANKOLE is a LGBTQ+ Circus Arts and Wellness Community hailing from Lenape Territory, Turtle Island aka the Big Apple NYC!
NFRW/T ("ne-fer-u/-et"; beautiful/perfect) is our international debut, sharing with our Australian siblings our cultural heritage rich in Afro-Diasporic and Indigenous-American ancestry. Artists perform Circus Arts - Pole, Spoken-word, Waacking, and House Dance - to a story that acknowledges universal truths shared by cultures all around the world. "Queerness" is Nature and by acknowledging our feminine & masculine energies, we are balanced: healthy, whole, and complete. Enjoy a night full of love, joy, and healing in Community. See you soon Beloveds!ARI (they/we) - @ankolecircus -Ari hails from a long line of Healers whose medicine is the Arts...an old soul sharing Divine Wisdom through love & joy. They own a mental-health private practice servicing Queer youth and is the CEO/Founder of ANKOLE. Their favorite pastime is sippin’ a dirty chai with their Unicorn bestie, Marshmallow.
DEZ (Dez/they) - @dezthejoy - Dez is a multi-disciplinary movement artist specializing in the Queer+Black+Latine` disco style called Waacking/Punking under the tutelage of Princess Lockeroo (she/her). Dez has made top brackets in USA 1-on-1 Waacking Dance Battles and is the co-founder of the artist collective PUNK SOMETHING.
HAN (they/them) - @greenteabrowneyes - Han is a multi-dimensional artist who focuses on music, writing, acting, and directing. Their original music is available to stream on major platforms under the name PROBABLY Hb.
UGBA (pronoun inclusive) - @call.me.ugba - The UnGrateful Black Artist ('oog ba') is a Black Queer HIV+ Man declared as the Greatest Writer of All Time. A Poet, A Dancer, A Painter, An Actor, A Professor. They are the founder of their own institute and co-leads THE MODERN POETS, NYC.