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.

Doors open at 6:30pm; show starts at 7:00pm.

SPOTLIGHT ORGANIZATION

Each night during QUEER @ HERE, we’re proud to uplift a different queer advocacy organization doing vital work in our communities. This artist chose the organization below:

Claim Our Space Now
There are so many reasons I picked this org and adore the work they do (and the work I’ve gotten to help with as a volunteer!). This is an org of humans who really exemplify what it means to show up for our immediate communities in times of crisis, in times of elation, and all the sticky moments in between. In addition to maintaining a database of mutual aid actions in NYC, COSpace also hosts a free clothing drive event in Harlem every month for queer & unhoused folks in the neighborhood (and they’re always seeking donations!).
IG: @claimourspacenow
DONATE: givebutter.com/claim-our-space-now (or volunteer!)