About: Boychild

Tosh Basco, known by her performance name boychild (stylized in lowercase), is an American performance artist, dancer, and photographer. boychild identifies as nonbinary trans, but considered her persona of boychild to be female and uses she/her pronouns when performing. She uses her body as a vehicle for performing. Her choreography, she told Interview Magazine, is like "the physical body turning into a cyborg ... It’s like a glitch; there’s a repetitive thing that happens." Performances of boychild's often consist of lip-syncs to heavily distorted pop songs. Her signature style includes a shaved head, full-body makeup, tinted contact lenses, and neon lighting. She lives and works in California.