Rezarta Seferi, Sophie Becker, Symara Sarai

Rezarta Seferi, Sophie Becker, Symara Sarai

MoMA PS1Queens, NY
Saturday, May 2  •  2 PM - 6 PM
Overview

Greater New York Performances

Join us for performances by Rezarta Seferi, Sophie Becker, and Symara Sarai as part of Greater New York 2026, MoMA PS1’s signature survey of artists living and working in the New York City area. 

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets guarantee entry on the selected performance date. 


Rezarta Seferi, e pluribus ur mom, 2026

Rezarta Seferi performs a solo set that similarly merges scripted dialogue with improv—

a set she describes using the phrases “e pluribus ur mom” and “coauthor the universe.” Her prompts, framing, and engagement with viewers provoke spontaneous discussion, stitching together a world that brings audiences along to unexpected places.

Written, directed and performed by Rezarta Seferi


Rezarta Seferi (b. 1990, Brooklyn) is an actor and theater producer living in New York City. She works in a variety of mediums including drama, audience expectation and participation, microphone, improvised song, the limits of human memorization, and chaos.


Sophie Becker, Ronnie’s World, 2026

Becker performs with Ronnie, her girl dummy, presenting a segment of a work in development for a theatrical setting. Embracing the kitsch history of

ventriloquism, Becker interpolates a type of masculine entertainment style once featured on midcentury prime time, late-night shows, and children’s television.

Developed at Kunstplaats Vonk, Belgium


Sophie Becker (b. 1993, San Francisco) is a performer and actor working at the intersection of ventriloquism, theater, and experimental comedy. Her work explores voice, control, and the strangeness of human relationships through the lens of ventriloquism. With a cast of recurring characters, including her dummy, Ronnie, Sophie has performed at MoMA PS1, Chez Bushwick (NY), De Studio (Belgium), the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, the Rockaway Film Festival, Jean’s Lafayette, Art Omi, Sculpture Center and NADA Miami, among others. 


Symara Sarai, The LOVE piece (EXCERPT), 2025–ongoing

Symara Sarai presents a version of The LOVE piece (2025–ongoing), an evolving solo work in which they perform with three mirrors. The work explores romantic love, but as it transpires, it becomes very much about the self in relation to an other that remains abstract. Engaging in sensual acts with their reflection, Sarai embraces the inherent narcissism of love in a full spectrum of emotion, from sincerity to humor to rage.


Choreography/concept/performer: Symara Sarai

Sound design/production: Keyanna Hutchinson

Lighting design: Tuçe Yasak

Set design: Matt Shalzi

Wardrobe design concept and styling: Ashley Abtahie

Wardrobe technical design: Lauren Evans


Symara Sarai (b. 1990, Portland, OR) has immersed herself in interdisciplinary and choreographic studies globally. Named Dance Magazine’s 2025 “Top 25 to Watch,” a 2023 Bessie Winner for Breakout Choreographer, and a recipient of the Dai Ailian Foundation Scholarship based in Trinidad and Tobago, she is known to be a courageously committed performer and maker. They are currently a 24–26 Movement Research Artist in Residence and a 24–26 Abrons Arts Center Performance AIRspace Resident. 


Greater New York Performances

Join us for performances by Rezarta Seferi, Sophie Becker, and Symara Sarai as part of Greater New York 2026, MoMA PS1’s signature survey of artists living and working in the New York City area. 

Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets guarantee entry on the selected performance date. 


Rezarta Seferi, e pluribus ur mom, 2026

Rezarta Seferi performs a solo set that similarly merges scripted dialogue with improv—

a set she describes using the phrases “e pluribus ur mom” and “coauthor the universe.” Her prompts, framing, and engagement with viewers provoke spontaneous discussion, stitching together a world that brings audiences along to unexpected places.

Written, directed and performed by Rezarta Seferi


Rezarta Seferi (b. 1990, Brooklyn) is an actor and theater producer living in New York City. She works in a variety of mediums including drama, audience expectation and participation, microphone, improvised song, the limits of human memorization, and chaos.


Sophie Becker, Ronnie’s World, 2026

Becker performs with Ronnie, her girl dummy, presenting a segment of a work in development for a theatrical setting. Embracing the kitsch history of

ventriloquism, Becker interpolates a type of masculine entertainment style once featured on midcentury prime time, late-night shows, and children’s television.

Developed at Kunstplaats Vonk, Belgium


Sophie Becker (b. 1993, San Francisco) is a performer and actor working at the intersection of ventriloquism, theater, and experimental comedy. Her work explores voice, control, and the strangeness of human relationships through the lens of ventriloquism. With a cast of recurring characters, including her dummy, Ronnie, Sophie has performed at MoMA PS1, Chez Bushwick (NY), De Studio (Belgium), the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, the Rockaway Film Festival, Jean’s Lafayette, Art Omi, Sculpture Center and NADA Miami, among others. 


Symara Sarai, The LOVE piece (EXCERPT), 2025–ongoing

Symara Sarai presents a version of The LOVE piece (2025–ongoing), an evolving solo work in which they perform with three mirrors. The work explores romantic love, but as it transpires, it becomes very much about the self in relation to an other that remains abstract. Engaging in sensual acts with their reflection, Sarai embraces the inherent narcissism of love in a full spectrum of emotion, from sincerity to humor to rage.


Choreography/concept/performer: Symara Sarai

Sound design/production: Keyanna Hutchinson

Lighting design: Tuçe Yasak

Set design: Matt Shalzi

Wardrobe design concept and styling: Ashley Abtahie

Wardrobe technical design: Lauren Evans


Symara Sarai (b. 1990, Portland, OR) has immersed herself in interdisciplinary and choreographic studies globally. Named Dance Magazine’s 2025 “Top 25 to Watch,” a 2023 Bessie Winner for Breakout Choreographer, and a recipient of the Dai Ailian Foundation Scholarship based in Trinidad and Tobago, she is known to be a courageously committed performer and maker. They are currently a 24–26 Movement Research Artist in Residence and a 24–26 Abrons Arts Center Performance AIRspace Resident. 


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