Exit 11 Performing Arts Company is a cross-border performing arts company committed to interrogating political and economic asymmetries through the rigorous engagement of artistic practice across multiple disciplines, including but not limited to live theater, dance, performance art, installations, and written work.
Exit 11 Performing Arts Company was created as a space for artists of all disciplines to collaborate in, and give support for, the pursuit of artistic practice. We strive to develop rigorous new work of exceptional quality that interrogates capitalism, nationalism, and discrimination in the Anthropocene. We are committed to investigating local and global issues while remaining reflective of our own histories and biases. We make work that confronts and comforts, that reflects and reasons, and that engages our community in both the physical and digital spaces. We maintain a space that embraces humanity in its fullest form with a specific focus on ensuring strong representation for women and people of color. Our work is not apathetic but is vulnerable in all its joy, sadness, and rage. We make our art for the future, for our communities, and for each other.
Co-creative Director
Kevin is a Taiwanese-American choreographer, actor, mover, and theater maker. He is a graduate of New York University Abu Dhabi, where he obtained a BA in Theater and Economics. Kevin is also a SITI Company Alumni and is heavily inspired by Viewpoints and the Suzuki Method of Actor Training. His current interests lie in exploring the human psyche, with a specific consideration toward the actor-spectator relationship and the practical study of performance ethics. Kevin is also interested in developing movement that cannot be created by a single body, whether through partner work or movement in relation to props, set pieces, and obstacles.
Email me: kevin@exit11arts.com
Co-creative Director
Ethan is a British-American writer, director, and theater-maker based between Abu Dhabi and Taipei. He holds a BA (Hons) in Theater and Film & New Media from New York University Abu Dhabi and pursues a specific interest in new plays, international theater, and Theater of the Real. Ethan’s work focuses on socially conscious stories that provoke reflection, strengthen understanding, and channel his passion for community-building. He has worked with New York-based theater companies The Civilians and SITI Company and is also a SITI Alumni, having trained in Suzuki and Viewpoints in Saratoga Springs. He has also worked across the UAE arts center as a curator and programmer for organizations including the Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival, and was part of The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi’s inaugural Numoo artist development program.
Email me: ethan@exit11arts.com
Co-creative Director
Tzy Jiun is a Malaysian-born writer and artist. She holds a BA in History and an MA in History in the Public Sphere. Her first book project is currently in the making — it explores the History of the Chinese diaspora in Malaysia and her family lineage, as well as the ambiguities of belonging. Her work has been published in Palette Poetry, Moist Poetry Journal, and Fevers of the Mind, among others. In her free time, you can find her cat-spotting from her balcony in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Email me: jiun@exit11arts.com
Advisory Board Member
Bill is the founding executive artistic director of The Arts Center at New York University Abu Dhabi, a “game-changer” (The National) in the UAE since it began in 2015. Under his leadership, The Arts Center is a winner of the 2018 and 2019 Pride of Abu Dhabi Award, and Bragin has been a finalist twice for Abu Dhabi AmCham’s Falcon Individual Award for Excellence. Bragin is a co-founder of the not-for-profit world music festival and service organization globalFEST. As director of public programming of NY’s Lincoln Center from 2008-2014, he oversaw the Midsummer Night Swing and Lincoln Center Out of Doors festivals and programmed the David Rubenstein Atrium. As Director of Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater from 2001-2007, he presented thousands of performances and commissioned the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange. Previous activities include serving as Curator of Music Programs at Symphony Space, General Manager of the NYNO record label, and Artistic Director/Executive Producer of Central Park SummerStage, and associate producer at George Wein’s Festival Productions, Inc. Bragin was music advisor for the TED Conferences and has served as a jury member, advisor, or speaker for acclaimed conferences and organizations including WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo), South by Southwest (SXSW), Atlantic Music Expo, National Endowment for the Arts, Performing Arts Market Seoul (PAMS) and Porto Musical, among many others. As “Acidophilus”, he has DJed internationally as part of GlobeSonic Sound System.
Advisory Board Member
Abhishek is a playwright, theatre director, and scenographer. He is the ex artistic director and Founder of Indian Ensemble and the Bhasha Centre for Performing Arts, both arts organizations based out of Bangalore and working in the area of creating original work. Abhishek’s work has been performed in several places around the world and has been translated and performed in multiple languages. He has developed work, been commissioned by and/or performed at the Royal Court Theatre London, Yale Rep, Deutsch Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Deutsch Shauspielhaus Freiburg, Play Co New York, Ranga Shankara Bangalore, National Theatre London, Folkteatr Goteberg Sweden, Dhaka University, Theatre Du Solleil ( ARTA), Tibet Theatre, Indian Ensemble and Jan Natya Manch Delhi amongst other places. He is a Visiting Associate Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi. He has been published by Oberon, Bloomsbury, Penguin and Palgrave.
Here at Exit 11, we rely on donations and patrons to continue developing our projects. All funds go directly to our collaborators, equipment purchases, and administrative expenses. If you like our work, please consider supporting the company by joining our Patreon or buying us a coffee on Ko-fi. Alternatively, we also accept donations via PayPal, debit, or credit card in USD, EUR, and GBP. Any amount helps!