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Savia~Sap flow: Embodied Connection with Ancestry and Nature (Presented by Diana Lara/ARCE 2024)

  • CounterPulse 80 Turk Street San Francisco, CA, 94102 United States (map)

A light brown woman wearing a big brown skirt and a black blouse with her brown hair covering her face. She is standing on right leg with her torso and head forward, her left leg is lifted behind, her left arm is in front and right arm is behind, arms are soft and reaching in space. She is standing on black floor with a white curtain background.

The project explores the pathway, rhythm, and characteristics of the sap flow within trees, drawing inspiration from the concept of embodying fluids from somatic practice. The project seeks to investigate the sap flow in trees as a metaphorical representation of the interconnectedness between humans, nature, and ancestral heritage. By embodying the qualities of these fluids, the artists intend to establish a direct connection with their Lenca indigenous ancestors. Four artists involved in this project are from Honduras, and have Lenca ancestry. The possibility of creating this liquid connection —human-to-tree—might offer a way to contest racist and oppressive systems ingrained in family and socio-economic structures that have been perpetuated by colonial legacies and cultural influences from the United States and Spain. The project aims to motivate others to reclaim all their ancestry, all their roots without hierarchies, facilitating a collective journey of self-discovery and healing.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour on Saturday, June 15th by Gabriele Christian of Gravity Access Services
Haptic Access Tour begins at 1 PM.
Please call 415-626-2060 to pre-register and reserve a headset.

$20 - $35 (NOTAFLOF)

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