Under the Radar
Symara Sarai: Angelic Architectures
January 13–23, 2027
Presented in partnership with Under the Radar
Angelic Architectures is a powerful dance play, developed by Symara Sarai during their Abrons Performance AIRspace residency, that showcases the inner anarchy of Black queer femininity. Featuring three dancers and a musician, the show blends movement, sound, and improvisational scores to explore desire, autonomy, and one’s full range of emotion.
Angelic Architectures features Kentoria Earle, Kashia Kancey, CHIMI, and Symara Sarai.
Please note: there will be no late seating
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Image by Maria Baranova
About 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.
About Under the Radar
Under the Radar brings bold, risk-taking artistry to New York City in a celebration of groundbreaking theater and performance with companies from around the world and from just down the street. Produced in collaboration with dozens of venues at a selection of historic and emerging theaters, the festival showcases innovative multidisciplinary artists whose work speaks powerfully to the present moment. Under the Radar’s Founding Director is Mark Russell; UTR’s Co-Creative Directors are Jenn Kidwell and Janet Wong; and the exclusive Festival Producer is ArKtype, led by Thomas O. Kriegsmann and Sarah Bellin. Find out more at utrfest.org.
Funding
Angelic Architectures was created through Abrons Arts Center’s Performance AIRspace Residency program, with support from the Jerome Foundation.
This work was made possible, in part, through the Movement Research Artist-in-Residence Program, funded, in part, by the Jerome Foundation. Additional funding and residency support from Mercury Store and the Brooklyn Arts Council Grant.
