Ragin Smith

Biography

Ragin Smith is a queer performer and choreographer based in Brooklyn. She works to develop deconstructed and surrealist narratives by stringing together contexts of movement, poetry, visual art, and music. She has presented work at The Tank, Fabled Narcissism, ESTIA Day Fest, and as an artist in residence at the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation. She will be in process during an upcoming summer residency at Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre. After receiving a BFA in dance from Marymount Manhattan College, Ragin performed works by Brendan Fernandes, Evan Ray Suzuki, Andrea Miller, Valeria Gonzalez, Morgan Bobrow-Williams, Ryan Bailey, Troy Ogilvie, La Intrusa Company, and more!​​ She has worked in film, music video, and majorly live performance. Aside from her freelance projects, Ragin is a member of the Wet Hairy Women Collective, Hivewild, Verbal Animal, MORISATO, and Alison Chase Performance. She works closely with Haley Morgan Miller to direct and produce the Fabled Narcissism arts events.