Sis.tem | Gateways to Safehouses

sis.tem | gateways to safehouses is a duet of dance, confronting the public scrutiny that Black women face now and in our not-so-distant past. We are worked until wrung dry, leaving us questioning our worth, privilege, and role in the grand scheme of it all. Join dancers as they expose the weight of societal objectification on the spiritual body. They will journey through modes of African, Contemporary, House, and Black Social Dance to landscape the uneasy terrain. The enlivening of movement and melodic rituals call into question, how can we ignite century-long spells cast upon us as protection in eras of refinement and reformation? What systems can invigorate strength in these times of peril and guide us back to the safehouses our ancestors inhabited? Community and sisterhood have tenderly woven secrets of rhizomatic wisdom, beckoning the facilitation of grounding, resilience, and humility to see us through the lowest to highest tides. Venture depths to unearth the necessary tools to carry on with renewed freedom while the world continues with business as usual.

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