Every Body has a story to tell w/ ASH

Artist Bio

Severin Blake (they/all/we) is an artist by birthright. The identity markers they encompass and expand beyond are Black, mixed race, trans, human. They are an a healer, facilitator, director and producer based in Lenape Territory, c.k.a Philadelphia, PA. They are a constellation of celebration and contradiction living in between worlds. Severin values, love, liberation, tenderness, and resourcefulness. Severin make work in response to the world(s) we see around and within us. Through this work they create interrogate language, imagery, and time. This interrogation stems from a question they held as a child wondering about language and asking "who gets to decide what all the words mean?" This inquiry and curiosity still live in them today as they redefine their relationship to art and performance beyond the structures and limitations of capitalism, colonialism, and supremacy. They view art as a pathway for healing. The work they create involves dance, sound, storytelling, ritual, spirituality, and actively invites the audience to immerse themselves. They believe art is not a passive experience but an interactive one. We facilitate intentional spaces of bravery, vulnerability and joy making.