This Saturday 22nd September sees the debut performance of Hidden Pin Up at The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester! Myself and fellow collaborators the House of Ghetto are so excited to get this work up and running! The day will consist of performances every hour on the hour 11am - 3pm and these will be interspersed with two workshops that tie in with the gallery's wallpaper exhibition Bodies of Colour.
The Hidden Pin Up looks at the fetishization of the black female body by investigating the
hidden history of the black pin up girl and the legacy of racial
stereotypes still found in modern day life. Taking inspiration from the
traditional burlesque fan dance with a House of Ghetto twist, this site
specific dance and spoken word vignette is political with some added
phunk.
The Repeating Patterns workshops are a chance to create a collage wallpaper design and put your own spin on ideas of racial and cultural stereotypes using design tropes found within the Bodies of Colour exhibition.
Times run as follows:
Saturday 22 September, 11am - 3.10pm
All events are free, drop in, no need to book
Performance times:
11am – 11.10am
12pm – 12.10pm
1pm – 1.10pm
2pm – 2.10pm
3pm – 3.10pm
12pm – 12.10pm
1pm – 1.10pm
2pm – 2.10pm
3pm – 3.10pm
Workshop times:
11.15am – 12pm
1.15pm – 2pm
1.15pm – 2pm
Hope you can make it!
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