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The first day I stepped into Mugwumpin’s brainstorming session for The Looking Glass Self I had no idea what to expect. As Mugwumpin’s summer intern, I've been in the Project Space with Mugwumpin during their Combustible Residency rehearsals for 4 months now. I’ve worked as an Assistant Stage Manager, I've stood in as a practice audience participant, and I’ve gotten the opportunity to brainstorm with the artists and be a part of the creative process. I am interested in the

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Matchbox Lab #1 with Postcompany<>Sammay is Tues, Sept 17, 2019, 7pm-9pm Free RSVP >>  

Who here has heard of Singapore? Who here knows where it is? Who here knows anything about it?   I concede that answers to these questions might have changed since the popularity of the movie “Crazy Rich Asians”, but by and large, as a Singaporean living in the USA, I usually expect the response to the first question to be “Is that in China?” In fact, an avid arts observer, who used to work at the UN, came up to

  https://vimeo.com/360060093 She-verse embraces tenants of eco-feminism that speak to the parallels between oppression and domination of subordinate groups to the oppression and dominance of nature. How women are treated in misogynistic cultures relates to the abuse and rape of land experienced throughout the history of colonization and to the continued subordination of women and persons of color. Through meditative and dream-like states, dancers draw from the powers of nature and ancestry to communicate via the body the healing needed

I am no longer afraid of being open, tender a gaping wound _ For those who cannot look a god in the eye Living in the quiet death between breaths _ Take as many names as your mouth can carry _ Take as many names as you need: full with the silent pleasure of your most intimate offerings this private joy _ voices touch softly in a pool of your own water the way a shout becomes prayer _ Performing

In 2006, I hosted my first audition for Cherie Hill IrieDance performers. I desired an all-black female cast. I yearned to deepen my self-knowledge of being a black woman making dance and to analytically understand how aesthetics relate to white and black culture. In 2014, I looked for something different. I sought movers who could translate my visions and directions into improvisation and choreographic phrases, and who possessed training in contemporary plus African Diaspora forms. And just as importantly, their

People! This is Jesse Hewit. Ya’ll, I’m not gonna beat around the bush: 2019 has been a doozy. It felt like the world was extra on fire. As I reflect on the big and fast and difficult swirl of the past year, I think of just how much I needed CounterPulse. I needed pulsating, breathy, sharp art. I needed clear, vibrant, community-based action. I needed to see bodies being free, and I needed to feel free alongside those bodies. At the 2019 CounterPulse

Before I came to CounterPulse, I had a dream job that can be roughly defined by this checklist:  A supportive space for experimental, anti-institutional art.  A critically thinking and politically engaged community.  A platform that is both accessible and uplifting of marginalized voices.   It feels surreal that I had found a place like CounterPulse that is not only built upon these values—but throughout the span of my fellowship—has expanded on my expectations. Surprisingly, the admiration isn’t because CounterPulse is

On January 25th 2020, Lahore⁠—Pakistan’s self proclaimed ‘cultural capital’⁠—launched its second art biennale in multiple venues throughout this historic city, from 16th century forts and bath houses to contemporary museums and public parks. The theme this year: Between the Sun and the Moon is an ode to Muslim sciences that once thrived here, in particular, astrology a celebrated aspect of Islamic civilization, looking towards the stars in search of answers.  What about the earth? What knowledge can be found looking

The book connects the Muscogee sacred history with the land, the spirit world, the confederacy`s sociopolitical organization, and its ceremonial cycle in a carefully researched and well-written single volume. It is an exploration of Muscogee Creek values and views, including concepts of nature, genesis, gender relations, religion, and history. www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/books/sacredpath.aspx I reconnected with a dear cousin last year who was always like a sibling to me. They’re a Mvskoke artist doing incredible revitalization work, Hotvlkuce Harjo. I began asking small