floreography: a plant dance ritual
floreography: a plant dance ritual
Created by Mahayla Laurence
A participatory solo performance exploring the wisdom of plants and how they can help us re-align ourselves to the natural rhythm of earth’s ecosystems. An open invitation to grapple as a small community for an evening with our own habits of creation and consumption. an ongoing experiment for a queer, Black, astrology-obsessed Gemini with an unfortunate amount of intimacy issues to try and get their plant friends to talk to them.
Let’s co-create a magic for one night with the help of these plants, a little manic storytelling, and, of course, the power of DANCE! *jazz fingers*
QUEER @ HERE is a festival that was born in 2001 and that HERE is proud to revive 24 years later, in the context of the present moment and our continued joyful struggle for queer liberation! QUEER @ HERE will share concerts, solo performance, comedy, and more. QUEER @ HERE will take place on select evenings throughout Pride Month with performances at 8:30pm in the Dorothy B. Williams (DOT) Theater.
Performance: Tuesday, June 17 at 8:30PM
Runtime: 60 minutes
Ticket Price: 10 for $10
Standard: $25
Location: HERE’s Dorothy Williams Theater, 145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY
We understand the extreme challenges that our current financial climate presents. No matter your socioeconomic status, we want everyone to have access to groundbreaking art. There are ten tickets priced at $10 available for each performance on a first-come, first-served basis, for those in need of financial assistance. These tickets are available with the code ACCESS. Limit two tickets per patron. Subject to availability.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mahayla Laurence (they/she) is a Colorado-raised, Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, theatermaker, and educator with a penchant for genre-expansive work that seeks to generate action toward reciprocal stewardship of our communities and selves. In addition to performing and obsessing over plants, Mahayla regularly facilitates creative development programs and directs independent theater projects all over NYC, teaches playwriting to K-5th graders through Chautauqua Institution’s Young Playwright Project, and seasonally roams the country with The Story Pirates Tour. Recent work has been seen: The Buswich Starr, Space at Irondale, Radio City Music Hall, Clubbed Thumb, The Brick, Pioneer Works, Smith Street Stage & others. Mahayla is also a certified breathwork practitioner and an uncertified nerd. In their free hours, Mahayla spends a great deal of time going on walks and gossiping with the birds. www.mahaylalaurence.com