JD Stokely (they/he) is a trickster-in-training who creates and curates work around Black queer movement, cultural memory, and public space. Stokely is a co-founding member of Unbound Bodies Collective, a multidisciplinary arts lab for QTBIPOC creatives centered around healing, embodiment, pleasure, and joy. Stokely is also a part of the curating team for Hot Bits, an annual traveling erotic queer film and performance festival, and a 2019 artEquity cohort member. Stokely received an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice from Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in 2014 and is currently a doctoral student in Theatre Arts & Performance Studies at Brown University.