"Remember to breathe. Remember to pace yourself, Bigbee told the group of mostly Black and brown artists. Lean on each other and feed off of each other in terms of energy. As the song Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses blared through the space, Bigbee strided up to a lyra, a metal circle resembling a hula hoop suspended from the ceiling."
"A commentary on the current sociopolitical environment since the November presidential election, the performance captured a range of emotions from anger to hope. I'm hoping that this can help fight against some of the actions that are taking place right now; the way that we are stripping down different forms of DEI, Bigbee said. I'm hoping people leave and think: This is why we need these spaces.'"
"The weeklong festival from 15 to 22 September features 40 circus artists of color from around the world. They specialize in aerial in which fabric, ropes, and lyras are used to dance in the air juggling, clowning, and acrobatics. The circus week also features workshops and panel discussions that are open to the public. It's part of the Cannonball festival, an incubator for experimental performances in Philadelphia."
In a north Philadelphia industrial space, performers rehearsed The Rebellion: Anarchy, an aerial-centered piece led by Alyssa Bigbee. Bigbee instructed the mostly Black and brown group to breathe, pace themselves, lean on each other, and feed off one another's energy. During rehearsal, artists used lyra and aerial fabric, linked arms, spun, leaped, and collapsed to convey emotions from anger to hope responding to the post-election sociopolitical climate. The performance is one of 10 full-length shows in the second annual International Black Indigenous Circus Week, a weeklong festival from 15 to 22 September featuring 40 artists of color, workshops, and public panels.
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