The eleven semifinalists selected for this year’s competition are Aliana Bailey, Amanda Burnham, Andersen Woof, David Page, Eleisha Faith & Tonisha Hope McCorkle (Faith & Hope), Elliot Doughtie, Giulia Livi, Jennifer Reed, Katherine Mann, Kelli Williams, and Rae Red. Their work will be on view from Thursday, September 21 through Sunday, October 1 in the…

Artist in Residence MAY 17TH – MAY 30TH, 2023 photos by Carolina Porras-Monroy

Studio Visit on January 22, 2022 interviewed by Jay Sanborn For The Costal Post Rae Red (they them) is a performance artist working in Baltimore, MD. Their performances are dreamy, red filled spaces, full of humor, joyful queerness, and gender fuckery that explore the universality of the human experience. They have presented works across the…

Rae Hample 505-301-7447      –       raeredpuppetry@gmail.com      –      raered.com Education Towson University, Towson, MD- May 2020 MFA, Theatre Arts Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY- May 2014 BA, Studio Arts Residencies and Grants 2023 Studios at Mass MoCA Residency 2023 Maryland State Arts Council Professional Development Grant 2023 Janet & Walter…

Rae Red​ (they/them) ​encourages the radical act of laughter in the face of darkness by translating everyday realities into performance and play. Their work exposes the magic and wonder within our daily functions, from the wizardry of sight and color theory, to the way water invisibly keeps our lives flowing smoothly like a ghost within the…

“If Politics Is Public Storytelling, Then Puppet Theater Is a Natural Political Medium” BY BYRON WOODS SEP. 24, 2019 In a darkened room, a woman croons a dark song, a capella: “A man hangs from the Tyburn Tree / His deathbed made of rope / And strong nails kill his hopes of ever climbing down.” As…

Behold the “Color Wheel” Haley Noel opens for Rae Red’s multimedia show at the MARC. Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:13 am By Robin B. Dahm Moab Sun News Multimedia and music are combined for “Color Wheel,” a live performance at the Moab Arts and Recreation Center (MARC) on Saturday, Aug. 4. “Color Wheel” is…

Performance Artist Rae Red on Shadow Puppets, Color Wheels, and Beekeeping ASHLEY NAFTULE | JUNE 28, 2018 | 7:00AM Touring bands are a dime a dozen. When you’re a working musician, it’s expected that at some point you’ll go out and hit the dusty trail. For performance artists, that’s a different story entirely. Nobody expects…

Honey bees show me that magic is still alive and well in the world. The joy of opening a hive, hearing the sound of their tiny wings flapping and communicating, the smell of sweet nectar and bees wax, and the strange pleasant tinge to the sharp pain of a sting. When a bee stings it…