The People's Palace

Saharla Vetsch Saharla Vetsch (she/her) is a Somali American independent dance/drag artist born and raised in Minnesota. Now residing in the Bay Area, Saharla

has earned a degree in Performing Arts and Social Justice with a concentration in dance from the University of San Francisco. Her work centers around questions and curiosities about individuals’ intersecting identities and how they relate to one another. Her drag persona Major Hammy seeks to spread joy and love by being the life of the party, and bringing the freedom of self expression he experiences through dance to others. Saharla was recently a collaborating artist in Detour Dance’s “WORK MORE! 9” and participated in other pieces as part of their “Up On High” film series. She has also performed with Joe Goode Performance Group in “Time of Change” and is currently a RAWdance Radiate fellow.

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