Island Shakespeare Festival in Collaboration with WICA Presents:
August Wednesdays at WICA

This week’s show: Dance as Protest: Woman, Life Freedom and Beyond

Dance as a form of political protest has a long history among many movements around the world. Parmida Ziaei, an Iranian dancer and artist, will share more about the history and significance of using dance and movement as a form of resistance, specifically as it relates to the current revolution and uprising in Iran. The discussion is followed by a performance of Journey, an original piece choreographed and conceived by Parmida Ziaei and performed by Parmida Ziaei, Nakisa Dehpanah and Stephanie Su.

Every Wednesday in August
7:30 PM

Tickets available:
$50, $30, $15,
Pay What You Will
Patron’s choice

Journey is a performance, centered around the concept of immigration, loss and resilience of women. Journey explores what it means to leave something behind – your loved ones, your home country, and your identity. It’s about what happens when you decide to stay and bleed for freedom. This performance is dedicated to the brave people of Iran fighting for freedom.

Helen Roundhill presents A Night of Burlesque: Burlesque has existed, in one form or another, for centuries. In that time it has evolved tremendously and taken on new significance as every new generation of performers redefines it. What began as a variety show based in bawdy humor and parody has become the intersection of dance, arts and crafts, story-telling, and a body positive movement. What has remained consistent throughout the years has been the use of irreverence, frivolity, humor, absurdity, beauty, and scandal to defy convention.  As bodies are increasingly politicized and policed in public spaces, Pearl Clutch and friends will explore the significance Burlesque may take on in coming years.

Pay What You Will enabled for all performances; must be through box office an hour or closer to the start of show.

photo by Joshua Weiner of dancer, Helen Roundhill