Raphaël Beau (they/them), artist name l’apharé, is a gender-fluid, able-bodied performance artist and movement workshop facilitator. They have ten years’ experience in community organizing and have developed a performance practice spanning fifteen years, starting in the south of France, continuing in Berlin and now in Helsinki. They work with two main art practices: HERE FOR A MOMENT which explores the questioning of social norms and the potential for collective action through performance; and PLAY AND ACT FROM WHAT IS HERE – OPEN PRACTICE a method of facilitating collective thinking through movement, which has evolved into a platform for practices’ sharing and a laboratory for experimenting ways of facilitating. Raphaël’s approach to performing and facilitating is based on somatic, dance and spoken word practices, improvisation, instant composition and social movement organising. They are currently an artist facilitator within the Queer Dance Group community in Helsinki and take part in multiple performance projects, with a strong focus on public space practices.
Raphaël Beau
