Why Should You Care?/ White is a Way of Being Not a Skin Tone 2023

Orlando Johnson and Isa Leal, long time BIPOC artist-collaborators made this work as a direct comment to their experiences being misread in their Baltimore art community and beyond…

Crystal-Balling 2020

The performer tells the audience to say what “Comes to mind” when they see their movement. The performer tells the audience that they are “Not going to interpret.”…

Composing with Living

 CLICK here to HAVE a PIECE MADE for (with) YOU *Complete for Summer will re-occur with your prompts soon* Composing with Living  (European Tour: 2019) is a multidisciplinary improvisational structure…

Symptom of Capitalism 2016, 2017

Symptom of Capitalism: A Dance of the Imagination Silver Bowl, 30 Medium Brown Paper Bags, The Reader’s Journal Entry The Reader reads a detailed graphic journal entry of…

Saythemagicpassword 2016

Saythemagicpassword: themagicpassword 2016 340 lbs of potting soil, a wheelbarrow, 6 shovels, 2 brooms, double layer cheese cloth, bell on a twine, black form fitted dress. The audience…

Hot Dog Piece 2015

Hot Dog Piece 2015 small lit grill, 24 cooked hot dogs via grill ( on kabob skewers), 10 gallons BBQ sauce, metal wash-bin, 24 red and white paper…

Bubbles Please 2015

Bubbles Please 2015 Michael Wastney Stephens collaboration mirrored platform, white ladder, bubbles, clip light, metal fortune cookie necklace ( found object), net sweater and nude clothing, small amp,…

Looking Down on Oppression 2014

Looking Down on Oppression 2014 3 people in nude clothing, inside of 3 double wide sealed off plastic bags, with small fork holes. 4 flashlights. A set of…

A woman’s Fantasy 2015

A woman’s Fantasy 2015 3 men wearing floral schoolmarm dresses. Music “Drimble Wedge and the Vegitations” and “Bedazzled” from the film Bedazzled 1967. Sponges soaked in fake blood,…

The Toothbrush Piece 2013

 commissioned for Feel curated by Orlando Johnson a toilet, an electric toothbrush, toilet paper, mirror, female performer, gender neutral work clothes, a tooth, a cup of water, a…