I would like to invite you to my upcoming performance, 'Headless/Bodyless,' which will take place during Soundprints 2024 | Swarm at the Torrance Art Museum's NOMAD III.

About the Performance:

"Headless/Bodyless" delves into the resonant sounds of a traditional coin belt, exploring its ancestral significance and hypnotic vibrations. Historically, belly dancers used coin belts to highlight movements and tell stories through energy work and percussion. In postcolonial Western societies, these dancers were often objectified, reduced to exoticized torsos, and stripped of their individuality.

This performance confronts the fetishization and shallow appropriation of belly dance, which often disregards its rich heritage, even in contemporary arts. By moving the coin belt’s vibrations away from the hips into a new auditory context, "Headless/Bodyless" reframes its significance. This work explores identity and the profound narratives embedded in ancestral cultural arts.

"Headless/Bodyless" will take place during Soundprints 2024 | Swarm, a confluence of sound and performance artists, as part of Torrance Art Museum‘s NOMAD III. Rooted in the Sanskrit word “svarati” for “it sounds,” swarm is a juxtadisciplinary aggregation of sonifiers & performance artists overlapping in sapid ways.

About NOMAD III:

NOMAD III, part of the Torrance Art Museum’s programming, is a non-commercial exhibition that showcases the diverse and dynamic talents of Southern California artists.

Participating Artists:

Bea Lamar, Brian Black and Zane Alexander S.B., cR1TTER & Laskfar Vortok, DenniswithY, divinebrick, Eden Knutilla, Emmanuel Camacho Larios, Heidi Ross, J3M5, Pablo Perez, Pure Filth Society (Ashton S. Phillips and Sadie Greyduck), Sophie Fan and Biruke Dix, Star Garden, SynthLab (Rychard Cooper, Faraday Gage, Qrux, univac), and more.

The prospect of sharing this space with such a vibrant constellation of artists is a source of immense excitement. I am curious to see how the "controlled chaos" of our collective expressions will materialize and interact.

Join me in this exploration, as we bridge time and space, unraveling the threads of our interconnected presence.

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: Del Amo Crossing ‘Roundhouse’, 21615 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503