VERBAL ANIMAL operates as a rotating ensemble of Queer interdisciplinary collaborators. With an emphasis on sensation-based creation, the ensemble uses scoring practices and active collaboration to generate eccentric, thought-provoking, narrative-driven work. Moving across dance-theater, multimedia installation, and experimental performance, VERBAL ANIMAL explores the complexities of Queer identity while disrupting conventional aesthetics and cultural expectations. The company has been commissioned by the 14th St Y, WAXworks, TADA! Theater, 3 Dollar Bill, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, and Triskelion Arts, and serves as the resident company of PLAY ME TECHNO, a performance-art rave centering experimental performance within nightlife.

This past summer, VERBAL ANIMAL received a Queens New Work grant to create CONCRETE GULP, which premiered and toured with the Queensboro Dance Festival. They also received a NYFA Support for Artists grant for STAR SPANGLED MANOR, premiering in April 2026. As the 2026 Production Resident Artist at Triskelion Arts, the ensemble is excited to deepen its collaborative processes while developing its first full-length evening work, expanding both its interdisciplinary practice and its development of Queer-driven, collaborative performance work.
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