Jade Charon

Gold Pylon (In-Progress)

This Afrofuturistic multimedia live performance piece explores Black women’s testimonies. How do testimonies act as an intercessory technology that travels through time and connects people to a higher power? Using the metaphor of gold and its purification process—the more tests and fires one goes through, the purer they become—these women come on behalf of Gabrielle’s grandmother in order to take her to the other side. They metaphorically become pylons as seen in front of Egyptian Temples.

Presented at

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (2026)

BAAD! Bronx Academy of the Arts (2024)

New York Live Arts Fresh Tracks Residency Performance (2023)

Recharge (2018)
This work, the second live performance of the Black Lives Matter trilogy and an extension of the film Recharge, explores three women seeking refuge from racial unrest in America through baptism and prayer. The piece investigates themes of spiritual renewal, resilience, and collective healing, using movement and ritual as tools to navigate social and emotional turmoil.

Presented at:

American College Dance Association Conference, Seton Hill University (2026)

University Settlement, New York, NY (2025)

The Kaye Playhouse Theater, New York, NY (2025)

Danceworks, Milwaukee, WI (2022)

BAM Fisher, Brooklyn, NY (2019)

Bootleg Theater / Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles, CA (2019)

UCLA Kaufman Theater, Los Angeles, CA (2018)

Reverse (2017)

The first live performance in the Black Lives Matter trilogy and an extension of the film Reverse, this work captures a coming-of-age story of Black youth in South Central Los Angeles navigating life during the Black Lives Matter movement. Through movement and narrative, the piece explores themes of identity, resistance, and the complexities of growing up amid social and political unrest.

Presented at:

UCLA Kaufman Theater, Los Angeles, CA (2017)