Current and recent projects led by Djahari Clark, developed independently and through Gloaming Project.
My current work is guided by a directorial practice rooted in collaboration, experimentation, and embodied inquiry. Developed through creative exchange, residencies, and workshops, these projects prioritize process as a generative force, inviting collaborators and participants into the evolving life of the work.
Projects currently in development:
Stories in the Shadows
A collaborative residency and workshop initiative between Gloaming Project and Hidden Room Theater in 2026, exploring hidden voices, storytelling, and embodied performance, developed through artistic exchange and public-facing process. I serve as lead artist and director, guiding the project’s conceptual and collaborative framework.
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Bluebeard
An emerging dance-theater work investigating myth, self-reliance, gendered power roles, and the choices we make that shape our lives. Developed in collaboration with playwright Matthew Freeman—continuing our partnership from Cloud Cuckooland—the project is shaped through interdisciplinary experimentation.
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Theater of Magic
A Work-in-progress by Hidden Room Theater, centered on illusion, perception, and theatrical transformation. I contribute as a consulting artist, supporting the development of physicality, movement, and embodied presence within Hidden Room’s creative process.
These works are fully realized projects that have been developed through performance, residencies, and public presentation. They are available for touring, re-staging, and further presentation in a range of contexts.
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The Ballad Tree
A full-length dance-theater work inspired by tragically romantic Appalachian “murder ballads,” weaving live music, movement, and puppetry. Developed with support from Dixon Place (NYC Work-in-Progress Residency) and the Delaware County Community Arts Grant, the work is now prepared for touring.
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Cloud Cuckooland
An original full-length theatrical work inspired by Greek tragedies - a story about death, escapism, and its inevitable collision with reality.
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Twitchers
Stories about birds, dreams, and women who take flight, told through dance, music, and puppetry. Twitchers journeys into the unapologetic subconscious, where emotion and instinct are allowed to surface without restraint.
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Desert Sin — selected vignette repertoire (1999–2019)
A body of experimental and sensational dance-theater works integrating narrative and Middle Eastern dance forms, developed and presented internationally over two decades.
