KH Del Rio Smith is a London-based multidisciplinary artist and Performance Maker with a background in Performing arts (Theatre, Music and Movement) and scenic & costume design.

Artistically, they are preoccupied with work that is socially engaged, and often use autobiographical archival material as a vehicle for exploring broader themes (Most recently: Sexual Assault, Violence against Women, Marginalised Identities, Disability, Humanity). Their artistic aim is to create work that transmits a message and provokes honest and open discussion and reflection on the themes discussed. Throughout their career (notably during their MA in Performance Making from Goldsmiths, University of London), they have developed a proclivity for work with an experiential and immersive quality that disrupts the separation that traditional theatre encourages, submerges the audience, and challenges the passivity of spectatorship. Recently, their debut performance piece D E S C E N T (a raw, intimate, confessional performance that explores memory, discovery and childhood sexual trauma through storytelling, music and mythology) was performed as part of Croydonites festival in 2022 and developed further for SPRINT Festival at Camden People’s Theatre 2023, it was also Commissioned for Croydonites Festival 2023 as part of the London Borough of Culture programme.

KH also has more than 7 years of experience in community and socially engaged facilitation. As a facilitator, Katia has a multidisciplinary approach with experience in Poetry, Drama, Dance and Music and has worked with different groups across the UK including the City of Sanctuary Women’s Writing Group, The Octagon Theatre in Bolton and Family of Dramatics in Manchester. Currently, Katia is working across Croydon within different Organisations with a focus on providing space and viable opportunities for young people within the arts sector.