What is it about?
Two dancers, one from Lebanon and one from U.S., initiated new ways to choreograph birthed out of who they are, their geographical separation and their sociopolitical environments. They came together, virtually and in real life, to create hybrid performances investigating what it means to be a female in the twenty-first century through the lens of their respective countries and utilizing a feminist social constructionist perspective.
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Why is it important?
Nadra Assaf from Lebanon and Heather Harrington from the United States are dancers, educators, scholars and choreographers who believe in the power of the body for communication, intersectional feminism and sociopolitical movement.
Perspectives
This article has revealed the many ways that we as female artists from different points on the globe have come together both virtually and in real life to create, reflect, collaborate, and maybe disrupt. And maybe for us, to empathize with one another by sharing the same space and time.
Heather Harrington
Kean University
As female performing artists in search of positioning ourselves in the world, we seek answers to questions such as: Where do we go from here? How do we move into a future that is so uncertain? How can we make a difference? How can we assure that our opinions are heard?
Dr. Nadra Assaf
Lebanese American University
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This page is a summary of: (Re)positioning, (re)ordering, (re)connecting: A choreographic process of mind and body convergence, Choreographic Practices, July 2022, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/chor_00040_1.
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