SLIP

SLIP is a rotating dance performance and interactive installation that explores how the labor of dancing and the ideals of craftivism are woven together through feminist values. The divide between crafts and fine arts is often mired by sexism and the devaluation of (traditionally) women and femme’s labor and this show explores that and other common themes such as ‘How do we craft meaning?,’ ‘How are we the craft and the crafters?’ and ‘Anti-capitalist mindset of productivity.’

This intimate, one-day-only event was originally commissioned by the Going Dutch Festival and Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin, IL and was presented in November 2021. The performances began on the hour and lasted approximately 30 minutes. Participants were encouraged to interact with the space by helping knit/crochet (and sometimes undo) the fabric installations in which interactive and static video projections were adorned.

Through generous funding from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, SLIP was restaged and produced at Wild Good Creative in July 2022 and enjoyed four sold out performances.