We are stewarding a movement innovating the performing arts
Every season, Soft Power leads a cohort of performers of all experience levels through our Altar Ego curriculum.
The program concludes with our artists sharing their recorded performances on our virtual stage: The Dragon Playhouse.
Altar Ego
An “Altar Ego” is a character, identity, or aspect of Self who is wanting to be loved & liberated through creative expression and soft power.
The Altar Ego
Performer Journey
Our 8-week curriculum is designed around the creative cycle, as informed by birth education, autoethnography, and The Hero’s Journey (a universal storytelling structure identified by Joseph Campbell). All sessions are based on our Soul-Sensitive framework that guides all of our gatherings.
I. Retrieve
Journey to the depths of your inner worlds to retrieve parts of Self who have been hurt, harmed, shamed, silenced, or suppressed.
II. Alchemize
Tell your story. Embrace the healing medicine these parts are offering, and taste the elixir that was within you all along.
III. Embody
Emerge from this journey, like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, with gentle aligned actions to fully embody this Altar Ego.
IV. Express
Liberate the story, the parts, the Altar Ego by creating a performance (recorded or live) that introduces your lore and/or healing medicine.
ALTAR EGO
Facilitators
The Altar Ego cohort experience is facilitated by the Soft Power founding artists to support the performers in developing their performance, incorporating creative trance & divination, make-up & costuming guidance, audio/video editing guidance, performance coaching and more!
CURRICULUM DESIGN
Dr. Kiernan “Kiki” Steiner
The Altar Ego journey & emergent curriculum was developed by co-founding artist, Dr. Kiernan “Kiki” Steiner, synthesizing their 10+ years of studying decolonizing music education & performing arts, in co-creation with Soft Power’s founding artist team, answering their calling of bringing decolonized performing arts education directly to the people.
OUR NEXT SHOW
The Debut:
An Altar Ego Variety
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Streamed live on Soft Power TV
The Debut is a community spell for every artist’s liberation and sovereignty over our bodies, voices, and soft power.
Over 20 performers will step on our virtual stage and tell their story after emerging from our 8-week Altar Ego journey.
The Debut Cast & Cohort
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GEO
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Cosmic Mxther
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Onyx
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Sapphire
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Dash Debonair
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Mistress Aurora
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Duwa
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Goobie Gumdrop
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Feral Flawless
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n4than
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KiERNAN
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AHEM
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Melodee Lee
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Ivana Rideit
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Mona Lott
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Faery Forrestmist
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Azul E. Bolivar
Resource the Vision
Ways to support our movement as we innovate the world of performing arts
Attend
Get tickets to our livestreamed Altar Ego Variety show on December 14, 2025, tip our performers live, and witness them share their art with the world.
Sponsor
Calling in values-aligned sponsors to sustain our programming while also getting to flex your commitment to resourcing independent artists.
Donate
Any tax-deductible donation large or small contributes to resourcing our small but mighty team to continue providing this transformative experience for artists.
Perform
Join our mailing list to stay updated on the Altar Ego program, join our next cohort experience, and perform in a future show!
