![]() ![]() ![]() The pairing of her verses with electric guitar created an emotive explosion of despair, anger, sadness and closure. The first performance began with artist Johanna Hedva’s “Black Lilith in Pisces in the 4th House,” commemorating the first anniversary of her mother’s passing. A sign read “Whiskey or Tea, take what you need.” Johanna Hedva by of Pamila Payne The atmosphere was moderately lit, and the ambiance created a feeling of relaxation and safety as you fall into the comfort of the couches and beds provided. ![]() While gathering to enter the theater for the festival’s opening, guests waited in a quiet space filled with books, earplugs, art supplies, legos, and giant cushions. This festival-made possible with the collaboration between the organizers and Arika (supported by Creative Scotland), Performance Space New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art-spanned three days and allowed artists whose work is in conversation with one another to be viewed together. But as a whole community that’s open to the public for sharing work, it’s not often that such a cultural cross-disability event happens.” Courtesy of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Sometimes, of course, we have friends who bridge those communities. A lot of times there will be group gatherings or meet-ups in the blind community, deaf community, or mobility-related disabilities community. The festival-organized by Amalle Dublon, Jerron Herman, Carolyn Lazard, Park McArthur, Alice Sheppard and Constantina Zavitsanos in their collective voice-was “to focus on making a space where we could all be together while highlighting disability, art, and aesthetics.”Īs Zavitsanos explained, the aim is “to get disability communities together, specifically around sharing our art. ![]() As the first day of I Wanna Be With You Everywhere began, an excited nervousness filled the air as the anticipation for this precedent-setting gathering began. ![]()
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