Raja Feather Kelly

Raja Feather Kelly
Kelly interviewed on HowlRound in 2021
Born1986 or 1987 (age 36–37)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationConnecticut College (BA)
Known forChoreography
AwardsNew York Live Arts (2019)[1]
SDCF Commission Award (2019)[2][3]
Randjelovic-Stryker Award (2019)[4]
Harkness Promise Award (2018)[5]


Carthorse Fellowship (2018)[6]
Solange MacArthur Award (2016)[6]
Dancemapolitan Award (2016)[6]
NYFA Choreography Fellow (2016)[6]
Dixon Place Dance Artist (2015)[6]


Dance Web Scholar (2009)[6]
National Dance Project Production Grant, 2019[7]
Websitethefeath3rtheory.com

Raja Feather Kelly is an American dancer and choreographer based in Brooklyn who is notable for his "radical downtown surrealist" productions which combine "pop and queer culture".[8][9] He has choreographed numerous theatrical productions, including Fairview and A Strange Loop.[8] He is the artistic director of his dance company called The Feath3r Theory,[1] and he serves as the artistic director of the New Brooklyn Theatre.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Sara Aridi (December 18, 2018). "Raja Feather Kelly Named New York Live Arts Resident Commissioned Artist". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Olivia Clement (December 5, 2018). "SDCF Commissions 5 Choreographers to Create Original Works Honoring Agnes de Mille: Raja Feather Kelly, Kitty McNamee, Al Blackstone, Jenn Rose, and Katie Spelman will debut their pieces at the Mr. Abbott Award Gala". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  3. ^ American Theater Editors (October 12, 2018). "SDCF Awards Go to Loretta Greco, Anne Kauffman, Raja Feather Kelly, Susan Stroman". American Theater. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b Staff writer (January 8, 2019). "Raja Feather Kelly '09 receives prestigious dance residency". Connecticut College. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. ^ BWW News Desk (September 4, 2018). "Misty Copeland to Open 2018 Dance Magazine Awards". Broadway World. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference twsDancemagazine111 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "NEFA Grant Recipients". New England Foundation for the Arts. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Gia Kourlas (June 11, 2019). "This Choreographer Can Make Your Play Move: Raja Feather Kelly, who has left his mark on several Off Broadway shows, specializes in what he calls "virtuosic behavior."". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  9. ^ The New Yorker, June 2019, Marina Harss, Dance:Raja Feather Kelly Archived 2019-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved July 3, 2019