Category: Performance Art

In June 2023, Susie K. Taylor collaborated with Dance NOW! Miami to create and perform The Thinker’s Thoughts, a site-specific, immersive dance theater piece presented at Locust Projects in Miami. The performance unfolded within Rafael Domenech’s architectural installation Assembling Beneath a Desire for Sabotage, transforming the gallery into a series of kinetic environments. As the audience moved through Domenech’s modular chambers, Taylor and the ensemble guided them on a visceral journey of self-discovery and rebirth, compartmentalizing and deconstructing the installation in real time. This collaboration showcased Taylor’s unique ability to fuse embodied storytelling, movement, and spatial interaction—hallmarks of her trauma-informed SURF Acting method. Blending performance art, architecture, and audience engagement, The Thinker’s Thoughts exemplified Taylor’s dedication to transformative, interdisciplinary work that invites viewers to witness and participate in personal and collective evolution.

Susie K Taylor’s inaugural performance piece was held during the week of ART BASEL in Miami Florida. THE SHOW-

The Beginning of Susie K. Taylor’s Journey into Performance Art

Susie K. Taylor’s emergence as a performance artist began with a powerful moment of creative defiance. When a group of New York City artists arrived in her hometown to build an installation, Susie felt a calling not to follow, but to lead. She responded with her own installation at the Mitrani Building in Wynwood—a bold and deeply personal piece that posed the question: Can one analyze themselves the way an actor analyzes a character?

Drawing from her own experience of loss, Susie used the medium of performance to begin reconstructing herself, piece by piece. The collaboration, involving local Miami artists, was raw, unrehearsed, and performed three times in a single, ONE NIGHT ONLY event. It was filmed and documented, capturing the moment Susie stepped fully into the role of a performance artist—an origin story marked by vulnerability, courage, and an unwavering drive to create on her own terms.

An Outreach of Loving Maternal Energy

The Miami SHERoes were a radiant crew of fun-loving, hot-hearted Miami mommas on a mission: to sprinkle joy, self-love, and a whole lot of sass across the city they call home. More than just an art project or community outreach, it was a moving wave of maternal energy—bold, nurturing, and unapologetically joyful.

Miami is a dazzling, complex city. But do we really love her with our whole hearts? Are we at peace living here? Do we celebrate her in all her beauty and contradictions? The SHERoes set out to find out—with humor, hugs, dance moves, and spontaneous acts of love.

They challenged outdated sonic and social stereotypes about what Miami is now. And guess what? Being joyful in public? That was the test. And joy won.

This improv comedy show was born out of the wild idea that humor and trauma could not only coexist—but could actually heal each other. Inspired by a brave young mother who had survived trafficking, and performed by her alongside a powerhouse crew of Miami women, the show was a love letter to the sacred, messy, hilarious strength of the feminine.

We created a women-only space—not to exclude, but to protect. To let women speak freely, be deeply heard, and then hand over their pain to our improv team… who promptly turned it into comedy. Yep, we mocked the pain—with permission, reverence, and big belly laughs. And somehow, it worked. It was raw. It was real. And it was ridiculously funny.

Turns out, when women tell the truth and then laugh in its face, everyone wins.

At the core of Susie K. Taylor’s work is a commitment to transformation through compassion. Her process began with a conscious decision to move away from perpetuating pain and instead create work that offers clarity, self-reflection, and emotional growth. Central to her method is Story, Understand, Recast, Flow—an improvisational movement practice using a camera or group dynamic as a mirror for one’s emotional state. Rooted in feminine, non-linear analysis, this practice embraces cycles, kindness, and release. Rather than seeking a heroic arc, Taylor’s work holds space for the “middle line”—a place of balance, empathy, and elevated perspective. Her approach invites viewers and participants alike to meet themselves with honesty and grace.

In 2008, Susie and her family created bibbitec to make traveling easier with their messy toddler, Mason. What began as a simple solution grew into a mission that lasted eight years, fueled by family, friends, and determination. In 2013, Susie and her husband Steve appeared on Shark Tank. Though they didn’t get a deal, they achieved their true goal: to prove that a mom with a vision could create a better product—and to inspire others to think critically about the intentions behind the products we buy. Today, Mason is headed to college, but bibbitec’s impact continues to ripple.