©︎Michael Maurissens

◆Outline

Through embodied reality, this project aims to shed light on the sexual and racial assaults in public spaces faced by marginalized populations, especially women and people of color. At its core, this performance examines the significance of occupying public space as racialized bodies, bearing the burden of historical and contemporary violence.
By interweaving individual and collective narratives, the performance seeks to break the cycle of violence, reaffirm our rights to safety and dignity, address the specific challenges of living in racialized bodies, and highlight solidarity as a powerful form of resistance.

◆Schedule

Sunday, June 22, 15:00-
*Doors open 10 minutes before
*A 20-minute talk after the show

◆Rates

free

◆Application

Please register through Peatix.

*DaBY members registration is required to apply. Click here to register in advance.

◆Venue

Dance Base Yokohama
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3F KITANAKA BRICK&WHITE BRICK North, 5-57-2 Kitanaka-dori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Bashamichi Station, Minatomirai Line, Exit 2a “Yokohama Kitanaka Knot” directly connected.

◆Profile

Priyakshi Agarwal (she/her) is a choreographer, dancer, researcher and activist from India. She is trained in various physical practices such as Kalaripayat (Indian martial arts) and contemporary dance, and also practices Indian classical dance (Bharatanatyam).

In 2020, she was awarded an EU scholarship for a Master’s degree in Dance Anthropology (Choreomundus) and is conducting practice-based research on the Jamaican dance genre “dancehall”. Her performance is concerned with exploring dance as a tool of resistance under the concept of “performance as protest,” and at the core of her practice is an exploration of the female body and the fight against deep-seated issues of patriarchy and caste- and race-based discrimination.

Priyakshi has presented his research on dance at conferences and universities abroad, including in Ghana and Turkey. She has also received residency invitations to perform in countries such as Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

◆Credit

Organized and co-produced by Priyakshi Agarwal and Dance Base Yokohama