EVAN RAY SUZUKI

evan ray suzuki is a dance & performance artist and filmmaker of yonsei Japanese descent originally from Whidbey Island, WA, currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

As a choreographer, evan creates new projects in a butoh-ish choreographic style. evan’s work has been presented internationally at the 2024 Umbria Factory Festival in Spoleto, Italy, and at venues such as Ars Nova, JACK, Abrons Arts Center, Center for Performance Research, PAGEANT, Trans-Pecos, Icebox Project Space, WestFest, DCTV, and many parks, galleries, and basements. Recent projects have been supported by grants and residencies from the New York State Council on the Arts, The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Ars Nova’s Makers Lab, New Dance Alliance, Amanda+James, and Centro Umbro di Residenze Artistiche.

As a performer, evan’s recent credits include works with maura nguyễn donohue, Ayano Elson, David Neumann, Mina Nishimura, Glenn Potter-Takata, and the Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York at venues such as New York Fashion Week, Danspace Project, Mabou Mines, Movement Research at the Judson Church, and many others. Member of La MaMa’s Great Jones Repertory Company since 2023.

As a director and movement director, evan is involved in a variety of film and live projects ranging from music videos to narrative films. evan is the resident archival videographer for PAGEANT, an artist-run performance space in East Willamsburg, Brooklyn. evan has over 15 years of experience as a musician, sound designer, and costume designer.

photo by Elyse Mertz