NATIVE LAND, NATIVE HANDS
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NATIVE LAND, NATIVE HANDS:
An what if Story Young bear Meet Tilden Douglous (Deaf Educational and comedy dance theater) APRIL 30, MAY 7 & 14FREE SITE SPECIFIC DANCE OUTDOORS! Site specific work examining the historic oppression of Bay Area Deaf community and BIPOC communities through the sculptures of Douglas Tilden. Directed/Written/Choreographed: Antoine Hunter Music composed: Radha Mehta Dramaturgy: Kim Epifano Costume design: Jhia Jackson Lead Deaf Actors: Jac Cook, Sarah Young Bear-Brown Urban Jazz Dance Company: Kelly Garrett, Marissa Head, Cynthia Rodriguez, Danielle Silk, Zahna Simon, Piper Thomasson, Korea Venters, Geraldine Wong, Linda Steele II |
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Script:
(notes: feel free to sign on and off using your own signature move or greeting)
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: *wave hands to get*
JAC: *wave hands to get attention*
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: Hello community. I would like to invite you to the world premier of “Native Land, Native Hands”. Native Land, Native Hands is a site-specific performance examining the historic oppression of the Bay Area Deaf community and BIPOC communities through the sculptures of Douglas Tilden.
JAC: There will be FREE performances at three Bay Area locations:
1. Saturday, April 30 at 2 PM PDT
Where? California School for the Deaf in Fremont at the Bear Hunt sculpture.
(*pause*)
2. Saturday, May 7:
Where? UC Berkeley at The Football Players statue.
3. Saturday, May 14 in San Francisco’s financial district. This performance will be a procession from the Admission Day sculpture on the corner of Market St. & Montgomery St. to the second location- The Mechanics Monument Statue on Bush St.
*pause*
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: “Native Land, Native Hands”, written, choreographed, and directed by Black and Indigenous artist Antoine Hunter Purple Fire Crow, will feature American Sign Language Choreography, dance, narrative, original music, and Deaf and hearing dancers. The performance will explore each of Tilden’s sculptures and how they have become symbolic to the marginalization and relocation of Deaf and Indigenous people in the East Bay and San Francisco. The performance will also celebrate Deaf and BIPOC cultures and ways of resistance.
JAC: I hope you can come to this powerful performance. We will follow Covid safety protocol in accordance with the cities of Fremont, Berkeley, and San Francisco. For more information: (indicate bottom of screen)
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: Meet you there!
JAC: Meet you there!
(notes: feel free to sign on and off using your own signature move or greeting)
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: *wave hands to get*
JAC: *wave hands to get attention*
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: Hello community. I would like to invite you to the world premier of “Native Land, Native Hands”. Native Land, Native Hands is a site-specific performance examining the historic oppression of the Bay Area Deaf community and BIPOC communities through the sculptures of Douglas Tilden.
JAC: There will be FREE performances at three Bay Area locations:
1. Saturday, April 30 at 2 PM PDT
Where? California School for the Deaf in Fremont at the Bear Hunt sculpture.
(*pause*)
2. Saturday, May 7:
- 2 PM PDT
- 4 PM PDT
Where? UC Berkeley at The Football Players statue.
3. Saturday, May 14 in San Francisco’s financial district. This performance will be a procession from the Admission Day sculpture on the corner of Market St. & Montgomery St. to the second location- The Mechanics Monument Statue on Bush St.
- 4 PM PDT
*pause*
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: “Native Land, Native Hands”, written, choreographed, and directed by Black and Indigenous artist Antoine Hunter Purple Fire Crow, will feature American Sign Language Choreography, dance, narrative, original music, and Deaf and hearing dancers. The performance will explore each of Tilden’s sculptures and how they have become symbolic to the marginalization and relocation of Deaf and Indigenous people in the East Bay and San Francisco. The performance will also celebrate Deaf and BIPOC cultures and ways of resistance.
JAC: I hope you can come to this powerful performance. We will follow Covid safety protocol in accordance with the cities of Fremont, Berkeley, and San Francisco. For more information: (indicate bottom of screen)
SARAH YOUNG BEAR-BROWN: Meet you there!
JAC: Meet you there!