The Gay Stage — Miami's LGBTQ Performers

Greater Miami & Miami Beach is home to a thriving LGBTQ community that celebrates diversity and inclusivity. The destination has become a hub for queer performance artists who are breaking down barriers and challenging societal norms through their art. From drag queens and singers to choreographers and dancers, Miami is teeming with talented performers pushing the boundaries of mainstream entertainment.

Suzi Analogue (she/they)

Pushing Boundaries

Suzi Analogue is a trailblazing producer, composer, songwriter and innovator redefining the electronic music genre. As the founder of Miami’s Never Normal Records and a member of The Recording Academy, she has established herself as a leader in the new wave of women producers.

“I'm really inspired by the opportunity to liberate myself and others through creativity,” she said. “My identity influences me to challenge what people perceive as masculine or feminine and just do whatever my spirit leads me to do.”

Suzi Analogue’s unique blend of electronic experimentation and cutting-edge music technology has gained worldwide recognition, with their music being featured on Billboard charts and New York Fashion Week runways. Dubbed a “badass producer” by Teen Vogue, Suzi Analogue is a true creative force paving the way for the next generation of electronic musicians.

“I’m grateful for the support of my community, who sees me push the limits and the boundaries of what people expect and do exactly what I want to do, how I want to do it, which is the beauty of being queer.”

Cultura (she/her)

Blending Cuban Heritage With Club Style

Cultura is a choreographer, creative director and musician who has made a name for herself in Latin dance with her bold, innovative style. She has blended her Cuban heritage with a club-style foundation to create her unique style of choreography and movement.

“In my storytelling, I find inspiration in things going on around and within me, especially as a Cuban woman in the LGBTQ+ community living in Florida,” she said. “Being an artist within the LGBTQ community means I have a responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless and to shed light on the realities of our day-to-day in a conscious and respectful way.”

Cultura has worked with a long list of famous artists and choreographed several awards shows, including the Video Music Awards and the Latin Billboard awards. She opened Cambio Dance Studio in Wynwood, which aims to push dancers to train smarter and grow their love for the craft.

“My style is a mixture of my experiences as a dance educator and choreographer traveling the world and experiencing different cultures and communities.”

Francia (he/him)

Music That Tells Stories & Heals

Francia is a singer-songwriter whose music is a reflection of his diverse heritage. With roots in both Venezuela and Africa, his work is a creative fusion of cultures that blends different genres and languages. From soulful ballads to high-energy tracks, Francia’s music is a testament to his versatility as an artist.

“Influenced by my Venezuelan heritage, I playfully combine multilingual storytelling with the sounds of my ancestors, displaying my chameleon-like talent of blending genres,” Francia said. “I’m inspired by nature, traveling to new places and the opportunity to be an artist and storyteller in a period of unprecedented resources to create.

Beyond simply entertaining, his music also serves a healing purpose, inspired by his deep connection to yoga and meditation. In addition to his music, Francia is a cohost on LATV Network/LATV Root’s show “Blacktinidad,” covering Afro-Latinx issues, as well as an anchor on HappeningOut TV Network’s “Queer News Tonight,” covering LGBTQ stories.

“As an LGBTQ creator, I take full advantage of the freedom and liberation that my queer heroes fought for,” he said. “I often blur that gender binary by dressing across gender lines and showing the world that one does not need to change anything at all to be able to wear any item one finds beautiful or appealing.”

His first album, “Infinita,” is streaming on all music platforms.

Randolph Ward (he/him)

A Life In Dance

Randolph Ward, the renowned choreographer behind RTWDANCE, has made a name for himself in the dance world with an impressive career that has taken him across the United States and through Europe and Asia. Born and raised in Miami, his love for dance and teaching began in his hometown, where his love for the arts continues to thrive.

“Dance allows me the power, privilege and license to create safe spaces that encourage audience members to engage in a respectful yet conscious conversation about humanity while critically thinking about current-day societal issues,” he said.

Ward has presented works across Miami, including at the Little Haiti Cultural Arts Complex in Little Haiti, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Downtown Miami and the historic Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.

“As an artist, my queerness is a part of me but not all of me,” he said. “I am most interested in using this man-made social construct of queer identity to examine ideas of community, love, desire, tenacity and identity to bridge multiple lenses of human understanding and experience.”

Ward is the creator, producer and choreographer of the show “Boys Will Be Boys” and has received numerous awards for his work.

Pioneer Winter (he/they)

Bringing Dance To The Community

Pioneer Winter is a choreographer and the artistic director of Pioneer Winter Collective, a local dance-theater company. Their work is rooted in social practice and community, focusing on queer visibility and beauty beyond the mainstream.

“The work I do is inherently queer,” Winter said. “My work is intergenerational and physically integrated. I am inspired to choreograph and create dance theater performances as a way of making sense of the world.”

Winter is known for democratizing performance by bringing dance to public spaces, museums, galleries, stage and film. Their vision is to expand the definition of dance to include everyone, regardless of race, body type, age and ability.

“I like to say, ‘I make dances out of necessity,’ so in that way, the movement, vocabulary, themes and motifs shift according to every project I experience,” he said.

Winter’s work has been commissioned by several respected organizations, including the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, and has received support from many foundations.

Alexander Zenoz (he/him)

Making A Difference By Performing

Alexander Zenoz is a first-generation Cuban American singer, actor and musician who uses his voice and creativity to make a positive difference. The challenges he faced throughout his life, including when his family experienced significant financial challenges while he was in high school, fueled his passion for using his art to inspire and connect with others.

“I want to use my art to let people know that they’re never alone and that they can be whoever they want to be and love whoever they want to love, regardless of what they might be hearing otherwise,” he said.

As an artist in the destination’s LGBTQ creative scene, Alexander loves the community’s liberating celebrations of pride.

“With such rich culture leading the tribe, the inferno of passions that light the way for one another have been endlessly inspiring. It makes me proud of who I am because I know I’ll always have that chosen family to love me and care for me.”

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