It wasn't a moment for everyone. For some of us it was a gradual understanding that seeped into us before we were aware of it's power, before the beginning of our memories. For some of us it seems that we always knew. For others of us we were hit by a bolt of painful lightening at some early stage in our lives. But we were all born in perfect ignorance without any knowledge of race. Race is not often something someone sat us down to explain guiding us toward to healthy understanding, but something that becomes part of our consciousness over time or through one major event that opens our eyes to the simple fact that in America people are treated differently based on the color of their skin.
This weekend I am premiering a dance piece entitled: "Stir". The work looks at early understanding of race, single moments or memories of awareness that changed the course of our lives and social understanding and beyond that consciousness to our actions upon awareness. The work begs the question, What do we do with racial awareness?, How do we choose to respond to those who are different from ourselves?
This weekend I am premiering a dance piece entitled: "Stir". The work looks at early understanding of race, single moments or memories of awareness that changed the course of our lives and social understanding and beyond that consciousness to our actions upon awareness. The work begs the question, What do we do with racial awareness?, How do we choose to respond to those who are different from ourselves?
I am a founding member of the KinetiCollective, our first annual show is this weekend: March 9-11th
Show: WeAreHereWeAre
Date and Time: Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
Location: Actors Theater, 650 Stonewall Street, Charlotte NC
Tickets: In advance $10- $15 at http://www.mckineticworks.org/kineticevents.php
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