Gesel Mason
Yes, And
Fri | July 25 | 5-8pm
L/A Arts
168 Lisbon Street
Free and open to the public
Yes, And asks: “Who would you be and what would you do if, as a Black woman, you had nothing to worry about? What would you create and how might you be in community with Others?”
Yes, And is a collection of performance experiments that place an expanded vision of Black womanhood at the center of its creative process. The project invites us to inhabit inspired realities that reclaim the past, transform the present and dream new futures into being. The result is a work that is both: YES, an unapologetic celebration of Black sisterhood, AND, a complex investigation of issues that impact of Black women and our communities.
Gesel, BDF performers, and community members will activate the L/A Arts Gallery and the Yes, And exhibit during the July ArtWalk. Stop in anytime between 5-8pm to hear stories, experience movement, and participate in whatever way you are most comfortable. Feel free to come and go, but we do recommend staying for at least 30 minutes.
Gesel Mason is a choreographer, performer, educator, and arts facilitator. She is Artistic Director for Gesel Mason Performance Projects and Associate Professor of Dance and Choreography at the University of Texas at Austin. Her company, Gesel Mason Performance Projects (GMPP), serves as a medium for her creative work. GMPP is a project based dance company that seeks to create meaningful, relevant, and compelling art events as a way to encourage compassion and inquiry. In her work, Mason utilizes dance, theater, humor, and storytelling to bring visibility to voices unheard, situations neglected, or perspectives considered taboo.
