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History of the Body Work in Process Nov 20-21!
Join the Pagbabalik (Return) Project as for our first Work in Process of A History of the Body! This piece will use poetry, theater, dance, visual projection, and stage design to explore the impacts of colonization and war histories on the body, examining the ways body images of immigrants, with special attention to Filipino women, have been affected by historical and media influences since the turn of the 20th century. For the Fall 2010 phase, we focus on conceptions of beauty, particularly the use of whitening cosmetics and our attitudes towards skin color.

Sat Nov 20, 8PM
Sun Nov 21, 6PM
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103
$12-15 Sliding Scale, $10 Student/Senior
Get Tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/122867

How do images in the media, from turn-of-the-20th-century stereotypes to current-day magazine ads, continue to affect perceptions of Filipina women? How do the cosmetic products being marketed to women impact body image? Can we love ourselves, for who we are, in this skin? Visual artist Aimee Espiritu, choreographer Frances Sedayao, and playwright Aimee Suzara, along with actors Kat Gutierrez and Joi Barrios, explore these questions in A History of the Body, an insightful and energetic multidisciplinary performance piece in process that explores the devastating impacts of colonization on the female body.
Using poetry, theater, dance, visual projection, and stage design, this work examines the powerful effects of culture, history and media on our attitudes towards skin color and female beauty. This is the first public installation of a longer work in development. Post-show talkback with artists to follow each performance. Directed by Aimee Suzara and Michael Torres.

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