COFFEE TALK with Hannah Ma | July 11, 2024
Hannah Ma about radical solidarity in dance
»Lost in No(W/H)here? The need for community building through radical solidarity« – That`s the topic of this talk.
We need radical solidarity to build the intersectional bridges the world requires. What can dance do? How can dance be that bridge? How can dance have a radical solidarity effect? What can this impetus mean locally and translocally in the exchange between the Global North and the Global South? How do we deal with structural racism, classism, abelism, and all other forms of discrimination in our local contexts? How can we jointly translate findings globally? We have learned that neither applying theories nor translating terms (e.g. “Asian Americans” to “asiatische Amerikaner”) can reflect the realities, histories, and representations of marginalization. It needs the creation of safer and braver spaces where we can find deeper understanding and unlearn binaries. How can we create spaces around dance in rural areas where we work together long-term and form friendships, networks, and communities that cultivate and promote these spaces? How can we create spaces for dance in rural areas where we can work together long-term, form friendships, networks and communities that cultivate and promote discourse and reflection (on privilege), solidarity and empathy?