Maya Simone Z.

Maya Simone Z. (they/them) is a NYC-based interdisciplinary artist, choreographer and educator from the South. Their work centers queer, Black diasporic emotional and spiritual connections as told by their ancestral lineages, Afro-futurist imaginings, and dreams of this and other worlds.

Maya Simone has worked with Sydnie L. Mosley, Jasmine Hearn, Lisa Fagan and others. They have developed works presented at Green Space, Corkscrew Theater Festival, Theater Mitu and more. Maya is also an Art & Survival Fellow with Double Edge Theatre and Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative and a member of the Dance/NYC Junior Committee. They support multiple artists as an arts administrator and emerging producer.