They are a B.A.M.F, y’all not the same. Ziiomi is an ever evolving Blackity Black, loudly queer multi-hyphenate artist, who sweats possibility & oozes pleasure. Zii is an embodied etcetera, period!

They give big GLIT energy on their best day/s. When dueting with liberation Zii comes out to play as D R I P, the freest version of themmeselves who does not know a world without pleasure & hopes you never do either. Swimming in the erotic, slithering up poles, & dancing as a fire bender brings themme joy.

Zii was a proud member of the 6 time Lucille Lortel nominated, 3 time award winning, New York Times Critic’s Pick, cast of the Off-Broadway production (pray) in 2023. Their movement lineages include, Urban Bush Women as a New York Van Lier Fellow, MBDance and SLMDances as a company member, and Atlanta Ballet and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as a scholarship recipient.

They feel most fulfilled when collaborating on projects that feel like soul food. Raised in the South, grown across the East Coast, & seasoned with a generous dash of international spice; Zii carries home in their pockets.

As a mover of over 30 years they have had the privilege to collaborate + work with many folx! Nia Witherspoon, Chanon Judson & Urban Bush Women, nicHi Douglas, Maria Bauman & MBDance, Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, Ani Taj & The Dance Cartel, NOVA CYPRESS BLACK, Nana Chinara & Healing the Black Body, Aya Lane, Monique Muse Dodd, Ryan Hart & Sinking Ship Creations, Ebony Noelle Golden, The Illustrious Blacks, The Muse Circus School, Antonio Sisk, Ballet Tennessee, Tyler Perry Productions, OWN Productions, & Nylon Magazine to name a few.

You can find them luxuriating at the intersections of both/and. They believe if it ain’t a full body YES, it’s a no! It is always their intention to collaborate, explore, & share in the continued spirit & effort to heal Blackqueer bodies.

Ziiomi welcomes invitations to connect & create around work that: is worldbuilding/bending, interdisciplinary, immersive, pleasure-seeking, through a liberatory lens, grounded in ritual, centering Blackness, uplifting queer & trans identities, and/or telling the stories that deserve to be told.