Zeloszelos Marchandt (He/Him/His/They):

....Has been called a tapestry of an individual. Vocalist, circus artist, director, producer, playwright, poet, journalist, documentarian, public speaker and educator (originally from Nashville, TN and based since childhood in the pacific northwest) since his youth, his creations have taken him coast to coast and abroad. His classical background expands easily into visionary concepts and multiple disciplines, revealing a force of nature at the helm. Projects have often focused on sex, gender, race, and social history—Especially Black and Indigenous trans, gender non-conforming and queer heritage and history. Zeloszelos is the Artistic Director of T & A Grand Theater and the Artistic Director/General Director of Ten, Tiny, Talks: An artist in residency for Black and Indigenous trans, gender non-conforming and queer artists both founded by him in 2020. His two plays, After The Riot and I Turned It Over (written with comedienne MX. Dahlia Delu Belle were premiered through Fuse Theater in 2020 and Crave Theatre/T & A Grand Theatre in 2021.

In what is now referred to as the “before times” (any event dated before or between 2016 A.D. to 2019 A.D. ) from 2015 to 2018, he was the Evening News and Public Affairs Director for KBOO 90.7 FM, covering local, state, national, international news, art and culture. His decades of independent journalism and research, in partnership with the investigative team he oversaw, took pacific northwest and American news about Oregon’s failed Welfare foster system, ICE, Patriot Prayer, Proud Boy movements, transgender state policy employment and civil rights to national levels in collaboration with other journalists, researchers and newsrooms. He is frequently involved with shaping policy around public health, housing and human rights. He was also the co-host of the broadcast show QTPOC Talk for nearly two years tackling issues of race and gender intersections for queer and transgender people of color and Black culture. Later he worked briefly in the mortuary field as a last responder and in “forensic light” as a fingerprint tech. He has appeared and his work has been featured in KGW 8, The Portland Mercury, PQ Monthly,  Willamette Week,  NW Kids Magazine, Portland Family Magazine,  Equally Wed, The Drainage and Travel Portland. He’s guested at performances, pop ups and educational partnerships with universities, non-profits like Basic Rights Oregon, organizations like Literary Arts and larger corporations like Nike talking about the importance of documentation as a tool for love and liberation, art infrastructure and food independence.

Zelos lives on an urban farm called Peacock House Oregon