RTS is excited to host an event with performances by current artist in residence, adorie, and 2727 California artist in residence, Julius Smack. Join us this Wednesday, Nov 14th at 7pm. See you there!
adorie (they/them, she/her) is an emerging performance artist/storyteller whose work utilizes dance, writing, photography and soundscapes to externalize their inner space in an act of inviting others to encounter themselves more deeply. their work is profoundly intimate and explores their own experiences and relationships as vessels to explore larger themes of race, gender, sexuality, mental illness, temporality, love, and spirituality. she believes that we cannot break out of oppressive systems until we meet them within ourselves and that as we do, we can begin to move into becoming something else – hopefully something more free. In adorie’s words: “i hope that through my exploration of myself i can move something within you. help make a safer space for you to be and hopefully in doing so, we will feel as connected and divine as the planets around us. recognize that we too are stars and constellations – ever connected and ever expanding. defying any notion of “real time and space” and offering more possibilities of healing and connection.”
Julius Smack is the stage persona of Peter Hernandez, an American musician and performer whose work philosophizes technology and modernity. In addition to music production and keyboard performance, he composes scores for woodwind and vocal ensembles, which is performed as Julius Smack Ensemble. His performances feature dance and theater segments integrating heightened drama, pedestrian movement, and vogue dance.
2727 California Street is an art & education initiative + an artist in residence program. They are located in Berkeley, CA.