Celebrated Actress and highly praised Spoken Word Artist Edyka Chilomé has garnered respect on stages and in communities all over the country and in Latin America. Pulling from modern and pre-columbian American language and culture, Edyka explores “herstory” through personal and global politics, spirituality, and the origins of poetry itself. In the tradition of queer women of color writers, Edyka Chilomé’s poetry and performance invites us to consider the complexity of our human condition and the need to tell our stories. Book her now for a featured performance or to integrate performance in your next project.
Past Poetry Performances:
Featured Performance Artist, U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, Dallas. April 2017.
Featured Poet, El Paradiso Cafe, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. May 2016.
Poet, WoC/QPoC Art Show, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX. Nov 2015.
Poet, Stolen Birthdays: Mothers Against Police Brutality, Sandaga 813, Dallas, TX. Nov 2015.
Featured Poet, Poetry Night at the Fairmount Community Library, Fort Worth, TX. Sept 2015.
Poet, Cultural Affair presented by Fort Works, Fort Worth, TX. Sept 2015.
Spotlight Artist, Bus Boys and Poets, Hyattsville, MD. May 2015.
Featured Poet, Meet The Poet Series at the Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX. April 2015.
Featured Poet, Tucson Poetry Festival “Breaking Borders.” Tucson, AZ. April 2015.
Featured Author, Southern Woman’s Bookstore, Denton, TX. March 2015.
Poet, Concierto Honor Migrante, Teatro Flor Candela, Dallas, TX. Oct 2014.
Featured Poet, Hispanic Heritage Celebration at University of Texas Dallas, Dallas, TX. Oct 2014.
Featured Poet, Pegasus Reading Series, Two Bronze Doors, Dallas, TX. Oct 2014.
Featured Poet, The Ladies Room, The Texas Democratic Convention, Dallas, TX. July 2014.
Poet, A Bright Evening, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX. June 2014.
Poet, In the Words of a Sistah, Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas, TX. May 2014.
Master of Ceremony, Evoking Thought: Stories of Freedom, Open Doors International Services, Black Box Theater, Denton TX. April 2014.
Workshop Facilitator and Performing Poet, Raices Latinas, Boston University, “Telling Our Stories.” Boston, MA. March 2014.
Featured Poet, Verse & Rhythm at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX. Sept 2013.
Featured Poet, The Naked Stage at The Union, Dallas, TX. March 2013.
Poet, The Jon Jon Project at The University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Sept 2012.
Past Theater Performances:
Actress, blu, Cara Mia Theater Company, René Moreno, Oct 2015.
Playwright, Where Earth Meets The Sky, Teatro En Fuga: A Fesitval of New Works, Feb 2016.
Actress, Where Earth Meets The Sky, Teatro En Fuga: A Fesitval of New Works, Feb 2016.
Featured Performance Artist, U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, Dallas. April 2017.
Featured Poet, El Paradiso Cafe, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. May 2016.
Poet, WoC/QPoC Art Show, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX. Nov 2015.
Poet, Stolen Birthdays: Mothers Against Police Brutality, Sandaga 813, Dallas, TX. Nov 2015.
Featured Poet, Poetry Night at the Fairmount Community Library, Fort Worth, TX. Sept 2015.
Poet, Cultural Affair presented by Fort Works, Fort Worth, TX. Sept 2015.
Spotlight Artist, Bus Boys and Poets, Hyattsville, MD. May 2015.
Featured Poet, Meet The Poet Series at the Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX. April 2015.
Featured Poet, Tucson Poetry Festival “Breaking Borders.” Tucson, AZ. April 2015.
Featured Author, Southern Woman’s Bookstore, Denton, TX. March 2015.
Poet, Concierto Honor Migrante, Teatro Flor Candela, Dallas, TX. Oct 2014.
Featured Poet, Hispanic Heritage Celebration at University of Texas Dallas, Dallas, TX. Oct 2014.
Featured Poet, Pegasus Reading Series, Two Bronze Doors, Dallas, TX. Oct 2014.
Featured Poet, The Ladies Room, The Texas Democratic Convention, Dallas, TX. July 2014.
Poet, A Bright Evening, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX. June 2014.
Poet, In the Words of a Sistah, Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Dallas, TX. May 2014.
Master of Ceremony, Evoking Thought: Stories of Freedom, Open Doors International Services, Black Box Theater, Denton TX. April 2014.
Workshop Facilitator and Performing Poet, Raices Latinas, Boston University, “Telling Our Stories.” Boston, MA. March 2014.
Featured Poet, Verse & Rhythm at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX. Sept 2013.
Featured Poet, The Naked Stage at The Union, Dallas, TX. March 2013.
Poet, The Jon Jon Project at The University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Sept 2012.
Past Theater Performances:
Actress, blu, Cara Mia Theater Company, René Moreno, Oct 2015.
Playwright, Where Earth Meets The Sky, Teatro En Fuga: A Fesitval of New Works, Feb 2016.
Actress, Where Earth Meets The Sky, Teatro En Fuga: A Fesitval of New Works, Feb 2016.