Part dance-theater and part pop-culture collage, Raja Feather Kelly is UGLY and this is the latest from the Warhol-obsessed; Black; Queer; Drama Queen of the feath3r theory and his response to the dearth of nuanced black queer subjectivity in the mainstream. Raja Feather Kelly says "I am an Ugly man. I am a queer of substance, color and depth, thoughts and expression- and I might even be said to possess magick. I am Ugly, understand, simply because you refuse to see me... " (thebushwickstarr.org)

Created and Performed by Raja Feather Kelly

Collaborators: Tuçe Yasak (light designer), You-Shin Chen (set designer) Emily Auciello (sound designer) Kate Enman (photographer), Rachel Pritzlaff (production manager), Kimberly Golding (stage manager), Amy Gernux and Aaron Moses Robin (choreography associates)

Performed at The Bushwick Starr September 5 - 9 2018

https://www.thebushwickstarr.org/ugly

https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/dance/raja-feather-kelly-ugly