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American Realness 2018 | Discourse: The Fibers with Which We Weave

American Realness 2018 | Discourse: The Fibers with Which We Weave

Company:

Rosy Simas, Christopher K. Morgan, And Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán In Conversation With Native Performing Arts Communities

Location:

Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center at 280 Broadway (Entrance at 53A Chambers Street)
New York, NY

Dates:

Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 11:00am

Tickets:

http://bit.ly/2CSLkdR

Company:
Rosy Simas, Christopher K. Morgan, And Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán In Conversation With Native Performing Arts Communities

The Fibers With Which We Weave: Native Artists Decolonizing Performance And Place
Rosy Simas, Christopher K. Morgan, And Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán In Conversation With Native Performing Arts Communities
Thursday, January 11 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Free

RSVP → http://bit.ly/2CSLkdR

Co-Presented By Gibney Dance And The Performance Project At University Settlement
Venue: University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St, Manhattan



Gathering together womanist/queer/trans Indigenous dancemakers, multimedia artists, curators, advocates, and administrators, this dialogue investigates the range of foundational principles embedded in contemporary Native choreographies. What are the Native worldviews, aesthetic systems, and theoretical and methodological practices that decolonize movement and performance? What does it mean to work through, and reverse, the ongoing effects of colonization on our territories—our lands, bodies, and cultures? What roles can individuals and institutions in the dance world play in healing intergenerational trauma and furthering Native sovereignty? How do Native choreographers/directors/performers develop their work and cultivate relationships with diverse local audiences in ways that are respectful, iterative, and site-specific? How are artistic movements and spaces transformed by centering the art, lives, insights, and leadership of Native women and queer/trans Native peoples?

Photo courtesy of Rosy Simas.

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