Utilizing the body as a vessel and movement as the voice I will tell you the stories of my past and how they have shaped my understanding of inter-connectivity. I will show you the fierceness in my hands that have paved many paths from pain. I will show you that Meh Mudda(My Mother) can still impact this world. Even though she is long gone. I will show you how the waters she now resides in can be a catalyst for change. It's through the use of movement that I will show you what it means to be an entity in conflict. Our environment, our waters, our communities are all in distress, facing multifaceted issues such as climate change, pollution, racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. This harm is why I have chosen to work at a global scale, to look at the issues we all face in our various communities, using the environment as a connector. By discussing the environment, something shared by everyone regardless of their background, identity or beliefs, we can find a connection. I see the water as a great connector, with the ability to reach anyone and everyone.
Through my work you will see our many environments and the issues that they face. Our environment(s) are in distress. The very thing that nurtures us and provides for us is in a constant state of harm. Yet we never pay attention to it or try to support it. I never paid attention to our environment, not until my mothers ashes found their way to Ganga (the river). It was only by viewing the water as a connection to my mother, that I was able to find my relationship to the water. My ancestral ties to the water, and my mother are what sparked my interest in our waterways. My mother and the water are now one and the same. Due to this realization. I want to understand the water and use my body as its voice. I want to speak with it, not for it. I want to bring awareness to the ways we can move forward to better our care for our environment(s) and the places we call home.
I have done this through the creation of multimedia works featuring spoken words, visual art, theater and dance. When I choreograph, I pull movement through the practice of site-specific gesture, somatic induced movement and a historically informed place to influence and create my pieces. I then document these movements and spoken word instigation's. This is done to provide accessibility to the work in a digital format. The work is shown on my website, in gallery spaces, outdoor installations and in other platforms. These documentations also inform live performances that are done on the stage, in the streets, public locations. As well as in forgotten third spaces which are often labeled as unconventional. These could be parking lots, empty buildings, and alleyways (dead ends). Through the use of performance art, I investigate connection, conflict and our environment. I am able to reach audiences in a multitude of ways and , create new perspectives. This often sparks conversations about our current situation so that we can move forward to a brighter future. One where we can collaborate and build together as communities or as a single community across many waters.