Connecting from the Inside Out is a video installation exploring the body's memory, healing, and traumas in women of color. Consisting of four screens, the installation delves into the concepts of individual and collective healing by collaborating with dance performers who explore movement and voice through the principles of Body and Mind Centering (BMC). Facilitated by her sculptures Objects of solidarity, Dam invites the performers to translate ways of being together through reciprocal gestures, thus emphasizing the idea of solidarity and collectivity. The installation creates an immersive environment where the audience can immerse themselves in the practice of somatic dance. It also aims to raise awareness of violence against women, particularly women of color, and to promote collective healing and social justice.
 

Credits:

 

Artistic direction: My-Van Dam

 

Co-choreographers: My-Van Dam, Miranda Chan, Aurélie Ann Figaro, Jeimy Oviedo and Nicole Jacobs

 

Performers: Miranda Chan, Aurélie Ann Figaro, Jeimy Oviedo and Nicole Jacobs

 

Somatic practice direction: Be heinztman Hope

 

Costume design: Rad Hourani

 

Sound design: Tomas Furey

 

Photo direction: Nadia Louis-Desmarchais

 

Camera and lighting assistant: Sandrine Maltais

 

Hair and make-up: Estelle Moubarak