Evan Silver aka Tiresias is a hybrid writer, director, composer, performer, puppeteer, mythmaker and ritualist based in Brooklyn. Recently called “a rara avis of experimental theatre” by The New Yorker and “one of the most enchanting performers in New York City” by The Brooklyn Rail, their work explores queer ecologies, weird mythologies, and speculative futures.
Tiresias has developed more than 20 original theatre productions on 3 continents, and presented performances at venues such as Joe’s Pub, MaHalla (Berlin), MoMA PS1, Fábrica Braço de Prata (Lisbon), Ars Nova, Teatro Lúcido (CDMX), The Brick, Agung Rai Museum of Art (Bali), The House of Yes, IKLECTIK Art Lab (London), HERE Arts, Postmasters, La MaMa E.T.C., and the Edinburgh Fringe. They have received residencies and grants from MacDowell, Ucross, The Princess Grace Foundation, The Jim Henson Foundation, The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Teravana, The Puffin Foundation, The Mercury Store, the cell theatre, the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, Bali Purnati Center for the Arts, Monson Arts, IndieSpace, Brooklyn Arts Council, and The Awesome Foundation, as well as Luce, Marshall and Fulbright fellowships. They received master’s degrees in classical reception and devised theatre from King’s College, Cambridge and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and a bachelor’s in writing for performance from Brown.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to evan@evansilver.net with inquiries related to work, collaboration, curiosity, and creative exchange.
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
