K A Ō S

KAŌS is an interdisciplinary arts collective creating immersive, mixed media performances that redefine how audiences interact with art. By blending movement with visual art, sound, and technology, we make multisensory experiences that are catalysts for self reflection and emotional upheaval. Centering underrepresented voices and authentic collaboration, KAŌS creates space for artistic innovation, cultural dialogue, and collective experience.

no history, no self. know history, know self.

As a collective of queer and trans artists who hold personal and ancestral history of colonization and displacement, KAŌS facilitates the processing and celebration of our multiplicities and complex identities through creation and performance. In an industry and sociopolitical climate that encourages and at times demands and forces artists to show up as “blank canvases,” we create art that is reflective of our diverse cultural backgrounds in collaboration with one another, the land, and a global conscience. KAŌS aims to carve out and forge a space in which artists feel nurtured and empowered enough to unearth and heal collectively.

KAŌS Values:

Building art that’s centered on artist integrity, intentionality, research, discussion, and process
Giving artists platforms to share their stories and artistic voices through any and all mediums and creative languages we can call upon
Removing the financial barrier to making truly collaborative and multi-media art
Preserving and excavating the sanctities of humanity by not using generative AI in administrative or artistic processes

Really hearing and seeing each other as we share and explore our humanity
Holding and supporting each other through discomfort with respect, care, and curiosity
Not being afraid of showing art that incorporates the ugly, raw, and honest parts of being human
Perpetually prioritizing learning and decolonizing - for audiences and ourselves
Honoring the individual artist and their contribution to our art and our community
Regarding all spaces and communities we bring our practice to as sacred, acknowledging history and memory that continue to live and breathe
Maintaining a practice, creative space, and viewer experience that honors accessibility and makes a conscious effort to accommodate all members of our community within our ability
Creating and producing art that helps viewers see the world with new perspectives and reaches audiences that otherwise never would have heard our stories
Being the model for what is possible for a creative space that breaks hierarchical norms