AeJay is a dynamic and visionary performance artist, scholar, educator, and activist with a passion for transforming the theatrical landscape. Their work focuses on decolonizing the theatrical canon, advancing the Black avant-garde, and pioneering queer political performance practices. As a PhD student in Performance Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, AeJay’s scholarship delves into performances of prayer and praise as timeless liberatory acts, as well as exploring practices of Black and Queer cultural safety through performance in America.