Raphael is a singer, dancer and theatermaker, born and raised in NYC

Co-Director of Loom Ensemble Dance-Theater Company, 2010

Co-Founder of WildHeart Center for Performance and Embodiment, 2022

Internationally, they've performed with the English National Opera in London; Loom Ensemble’s annual performance season in Dubai, three summers with Theater Slava in Stockholm, and with the Art Monastery Project at dozens of venues in Italy, Belgium, Sweden and Berlin.

Some New York highlights include Lincoln Center with Urban Research Theatre, New York Philharmonic with Constellation Chor, BAM with Meredith Monk, and La MaMa with Loom Ensemble

Since childhood, Raffles has followed a clear calling to play in the dirt, conjure fantastical worlds, and bend default culture.