Our Embodied Impulses asks, “What is the body's role in reminding us of our multitudes and our reaches?” (re-)Connection to self and each other has been the groundwork of this endeavor and a foundation for creative process. Original movement scores guided our explorations through the interconnected nature of individual and collective restoration. On film, viewers witness the collective movement narratives born from a merging of our personal and private movement practices. The project became a work of identifying joy as an uncompromisable priority, recognizing our inherent worthiness as brown femmes existing in a white supremacist and patriarchal social context, and nurturing connection -to self, to each other, to our lineages, our environment. I send endless gratitude to the thought leaders and writers like bell hooks, Claudia Jones, Audre Lorde, Mariame Kaba, Bettina Love and Angela Davis to name a few who have created pathways toward social change and community care for generations to come, and whose leadership has been the foundation of this project’s beginnings and objectives.
Our Embodied Impulses