Staging Struggles - Performance and social transformation by Alba Folgado

(FESTIVAL X - dans i Köttinspektionen, Uppsala)

Staging Struggles is a podcast aiming to untangle the historical relationship that exists between social movements and performance. Observing the presence of dance, music, costumes and choreography in protests and demonstrations, we will evaluate the role these gestures play in changing social imaginaries. Likewise, we will look at the influence that actions such as the choreography “A Rapist in Your Path” –initiated by the collective Lastesis during the recent Chilean uprisings and reproduced worldwide in feminist demonstrations– have had on the narratives of contemporary dance. All of it will be accompanied by a selection of music from different struggles.

Some links to the mentioned struggles and dance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3OLnQvl-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB7r6hdo3W4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcHLY_YAhbM