for the sake of dancing in the street teaser

for the sake of dancing in the street teaser

for the sake of dancing in the street
June 3 - July 29, 2023
Opening Reception: June 3, 6-8 p.m.
Presented by OXY ARTS and LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division)

for the sake of dancing in the street is a group exhibition celebrating the interconnectedness of feminist and queer resistance. Collectively the work documents and amplifies individual acts of resistance as well as historical and ongoing global feminist protest movements, including the current uprisings in Iran--creating connections between these movements across space and time. Archival materials, videos, zines and posters trace these connections and create new reverberating calls to action. Central to the exhibition is a focus on dance as a liberatory practice, using disruption, joy and irreverence as critical tactics.

The exhibition features works by LASTESIS, Morehshin Allahyari and Yasmine Nasser Diaz, in conversation with works by Ava Ansari, Geochicas, and documentation of resistance movements compiled by Caitlin Abadir-Mullally and Raja Bella Hicks. An original print by Entangled Roots Press is featured in the gallery space and available as a takeaway.

The exhibition and associated programming were conceived and organized in collaboration with OXY ARTS, LAND, and Yasmine Nasser Diaz.

Esraa Warda and Fella Oudane

Esraa Warda

Rai dance workshop

Esraa Warda and Fella Oudane

Joyland film screening

Presented by Womxn in Windows
(L to R) Nova, Zehra Zehra, Sana Jafri, Mo Naqvi

Social Media for Social Justice

presented by Mandy Harris Williams, Feminist Center for Creative Work

Esraa Warda and Fella Oudane

Rhythmic Resistance

Zion Estrada and Fijiana.
Music video and short film screening, hosted by Womxn in Windows

TCS performance

original dance piece created in collaboration with Yasmine Nasser Diaz

Social Media for Social Justice

Mandy Harris Williams, Feminist Center for Creative Work

Rhythmic Resistance

Music video and short film screening, hosted by Womxn in Windows

Exhibition programming: All events are free and open to the public.

June 3, 6pm: Opening Reception, original dance performance by TCS at 6:30 and 8pm, DJ set by Lara Sarkissian
June 22, 7pm: Social Media for Social Justice: workshop hosted by Mandy Harris Williams of the Feminist Center for Creative Work
July 8, 1pm: Esraa Warda; Algerian Raï dance workshop
July 8, 6pm: Esraa Warda performance with Fella Oudane
July 20, 6pm: Film Screening: Joyland, curated by Womxn in Windows
July 27, 6pm: Womxn in Windows curated screening of selected shorts
July 29, 6pm: Poetry Reading Hosted by TQR Mag

Exhibition and programming made possible with generous support from the Mellon Foundation, the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts and the Wilhelm Family Foundation.