THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING REPURPOSE
photography by Scott Tsuchitani
Repurpose was curated, written, and performed by Shaunnah Ray and Laila Shabazz. Choreography of ‘Death Can Also Animate’ (a work in progress) by dana e. fitchett, Movement for Liberation. Danced by dana e. fitchett, Lauren Benjamin, amina malika, Grace Schaffer-Perry, Ana Caraveo, Laila Shabazz, and Shaunnah Ray. Live musical accompaniment by Saankofa. Video and Ceramics by amina malika. Art installations by Shaunnah Ray. Set design by Shaunnah Ray and Harriette Ray.
With sincere gratitude, we acknowledge that this work was a communal effort guided by love and kinship.
We wrap blessings around all the capable talented people who offered their spirit and hands to the production of this work and all who where there to witness and participate. Thank you for supporting community centered ritual art.
Thank you to dana e. fitchett and Movement for Liberation for sharing ‘Death Can Also Animate (a work in progress) with Repurpose. Thank you to all the movement artists that embodied dana’s work.
dana e. fitchett, Lauren Benjamin, Grace Schaffer-Perry, amina malika, Ana Caraveo, Graciela Guadalupe, Laila Shabazz, and Shaunnah Ray
Momma Harriette Ray for countless hours creating flowers to hold our feelings. Susanne Takehara for your support, guidance, and radical hospitality. Debby Kajiyama for your calm mentorship and knowledge and for being so capable. Katia Ten for lovingly heeding the call and seamlessly becoming an integral part of the tech crew. Franco Zuniga Serrano for offering your talent and skill and helping illuminate the space. amina malika for creating ceramics that we can touch and feel. Thank you to Saankofa for the live musical accompaniment and for putting a rhythm to the sentiments. Perla Yasmín for making soup to nurture our souls, Khushboo and Freedom Community Clinic for providing healing herbs for tea. And thank you to all the hearts and guides that were with us during the creative process and during the offering.
As a way to integrate the feelings of grief, we will hold our pain with empathy knowing that it is the transverse of our love.
Many thanks to Aubrey Pandori for Videography
Deep thanks to Scott Tsuchitani for photography
