Symara Sarai

Symara Sarai, a Portland, Oregon native currently residing in Brooklyn, has immersed herself in interdisciplinary and choreographic studies globally with deep recognition. Named Dance Magazines’ 2025 “Top 25 to Watch,” a 2023 Bessie Winner for Breakout Choreographer, and a recipient of the Dai Ailian Foundation Scholarship based in Trinidad and Tobago, she is known to be a courageously committed performer and maker. The NYT stated “Sarai is a daring solo improviser, and her uninhibited spirit infuses.” At present, she is interested in creating worlds that make space for queer Black femme anarchical play. Their practice works to arrive at ultimate play which is an indulgent practice of surrendering that they are steadily in as a Black, queer, radical, wildass maker in the field. Through her work she aims to embody the destruction of normalcy and known structures. They are eager to exchange thoughts on fearlessness and radical vulnerability centered on empowering uninhibited desires and wants.
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Symara Sarai a black femme leans against a brick building with one arm up and the other to her side. She looks at the camera directly, behind her is a landscape of greenery. She's wearing a white zip down shirt that's open to her sternum, the sleeves are rimmed with the colors red and blue. She's adorned in gold on her neck and ears with jewelry passed down from her ancestors. She has short dark brown curly hair and her face has a generous amount of blush to show a flushed look. Photo Credit to Whitney Brown.
ID: Symara Sarai a black femme leans against a brick building with one arm up and the other to her side. She looks at the camera directly, behind her is a landscape of greenery. She's wearing a white zip down shirt that's open to her sternum, the sleeves are rimmed with the colors red and blue. She's adorned in gold on her neck and ears with jewelry passed down from her ancestors. She has short dark brown curly hair and her face has a generous amount of blush to show a flushed look. Photo Credit to Whitney Brown.