An encounter for one person through a wall
When: September 6–14 at PII Gallery; September 15–23 at Bryn Mawr College
Where: PII Gallery 242, Race StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106; Taft Garden at Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA
Price: $15 at PII Gallery; note: At Bryn Mawr College, tickets will not be reserved in advance. Sign up in person in Taft Garden on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tags: #intimate, #one-on-one, #headphoneplay, #interactive, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory (see below)
As part of Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2018, artist Tania El Khoury (London/Beirut) will display a suite of work, including two interactive performance pieces (As Far As My Fingertips Take Me, Gardens Speak) using real oral histories to challenge audience empathy.
As Far As My Fingertips Take Me is an encounter through a gallery wall between an audience member and a refugee. Their arms touch without seeing each other. The refugee will mark the audience by drawing on their arm. The audience will listen to those who have recently challenged border discrimination. The marking can be kept or washed away.
Note: At Bryn Mawr College, tickets will not be reserved in advance. Sign up in person in Taft Garden on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Contact Level: Light (Business/Acquaintance) to Moderate (Familial), as performer will be drawing on the participant’s arm.
Content Advisories: Discussion of refugee stories, discrimination, etc.
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