Workshop
CLASSSS // Pedra Pepa
Dates
Sun, Apr 19, 7:00 pm
Registration is strongly encouraged and helps us prepare. That said, if you are unable to plan ahead and or find yourself free, walk-ups are always welcome at the door!
Contranormativa
During our time together we will move, we will read & write, and inhabit dissident states of being. How are we with one another? How do we practice being in ways that deviate from societal standards of acceptable behavior—to practice the 'ugly'. How do we care for one another amidst the ugliness? Within this framework we will deepen our intrinsic richness and the vastness we share, exploring the unique beauties that weave our hearts through difficult times. Our bodies as landscapes, as territories of abundance. This is a space to be, to practice, to create, to build. We will tend to each other as much as we will tend to ourselves. May our sounding heal us.This movement research workshop is open to queer/trans people and allies, and to those attuned to or researching their connection to body, land, language, and voice.
www.vivalapepa.org
Funding
City of Minneapolis
Accessibility
Red Eye’s space is fully wheelchair-accessible. Masks are highly encouraged. Some events require masking and masks will be available at the venue if you don't bring your own. Please only attend if you are feeling well, and if not, we are happy to change your tickets to a different day at no charge.
About the Artists
Pedra Pepa
Pedra is a Minneapolis based, Venezuelan trans performance/ movement artist. A Jerome and McKnight Fellow who has spent the last few years researching the sociopolitical connections between queerness, the body, nature, and history in Latin America and in Minnesota. Pedra deepens her practice through a combination of somatic embodiment, and queer deviance in the 'party' framework. Recently learning and performing as a dj, she creates spaces for movement—of people, emotions, ideas. Pedra is also one of the co-directors of Drag Story Hour MN, developing original songs, choreographies, puppets, stories - for young children and their caring adults.