Founded in 2015 in Oklahoma by Chris West and Jordan Wright, Astrophoria is a multidisciplinary duo with works ranging from avant-garde dance theater to posters and graphic design. It is both a vehicle for their regular creative practices, such as music, art, and jewelry; as well as a production team for fully fleshed out experimental performance pieces.

Chris West is a multidisciplinary Artist, Dancer, Comedian, and event-planner in Tulsa OK. They graduated from Charles Page High School in 2010. As a comedian they organized events for themselves and others, making new relationships with venues and weekly shows which are ongoing to this day. Their work focuses on patterns in human & animal behavior, community building, socio-political commentary, “neurodivergence”, and linguistics. They have performed at Living Arts, the Tulsa PAC, and the University of Tulsa School of Music. Chris is the other half of Astrophoria and does much of the editing, graphic design, dancing, and choreography for the duo.

Jordan Wright is a queer nonbinary multidisciplinary artist with a background in music, writing, and performance art. They received a B.A. in Music composition and vocal performance with a minor in film scoring and an emphasis in anthropology from the University of Tulsa in 2015. Their work focuses on socio-political commentary, and collective consciousness through the lenses of queerness, and “neurodivergence”, as well as collaboration and improvisation as a means of forming new connections between disparate ideas and individuals. Their work has been published in This Land, Stylus, Ex Cineribus, and Empire of Missed Chances. They have performed with Mabou Mines, and Portico Dance Theater, and had the honor of being a speaker at the 2017 Women’s March in downtown Tulsa.