leiken is a vocalist and interdisciplinary artist striding early music, contemporary performance, and ritual. Their work explores queerness, ephemera, and grief, putting medieval music and text into conversation with modern bodies.
leiken has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and developed work for the Hirschhorn Museum, the Getty Villa, and Sequentia ensemble. Their collaborations with legendary artists have taken them to iconic venues around the world.
Moving between past and present, their practice insists that creativity and diversity of experience are critical to both historical interpretation and new creation.
they also love fermentation, textiles, and swimming.
