Using recent contemporary performance projects as examples, Hennessy talks about the potentials and limitations of art to address concerns of decolonization, white supremacy, queer and POC futurity, and the crises of democracy. Hennessy’s work centers collaboration, especially across lines of difference, power and privilege. The work explores the tensions between indigeneity and diaspora, safety and risk, healing and provocation. How can queer and anti-racist ethics be developed as artistic practices? How can cultural practices - art, dance, ritual, ceremony, poetics, healing, food - impact political structures? And what about capitalism...?

Where: Online event
When: Friday January 22, 2021 at 7:30pm HST