Canada

Ravyn/Jelani Ade-Lam Wngz is a graduate of the School Of Toronto Dance Theatre and Ballet Creole Professional Training Program. He has received two full scholarships to the American Ballet Theatre’s summer intensive and has performed with InDance, Xing Dance Theatre, Earth In Motion, and Ballet Creole. She is a co-founder of ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company–a queer multiracial dance company that aims to change the landscape of dance and provide accessible affirming dance education to the LGBTTIQQ2S community. They are the creator of (OVA) Outrageous Victorious Africans Collective a Dance/Theatre collective that share the contemporary voices of Black/African and Queer/Self Identified storytellers and strive to honour reveal and share their stories of resilience, Voice, and Pride.

Artists

Documentation

Performance

MONOMYTHS Stage 5

Stage 5: Belly of the Whale

Thoroughbred by Jefferson Pinder with Ravyn/Jelani Ade-Lam Wngz, Daniele Dennis, Jasmyn Fyffe, Chy Ryan Spain

Writing

Notes on Myth-Making

Notes on Myth-Making by Alison Cooley and Daniella Sanader. The writers reflect on FADO’s epic year-long MONOMYTHS series, conceived and curated by Shannon Cochrane and jess Dobkin. Published in C Magazine.

Engagements

Series

MONOMYTHS

The MONOMYTHS perception of the universal journey dispels the notion of the lone patriarchal figure on a conquest to vanquish his demons–both inner and outer–in consideration of community, collectivity, and collaboration.

Ravyn/Jelani Ade-Lam Wngz

Artists

Documentation

Performance

MONOMYTHS Stage 5

Writing

Notes on Myth-Making

Engagements

Series

MONOMYTHS

Books & Ephemera

Artist Orange

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