Shame the Devil 

(May 2014)

A site specific performance installation exploring the rights of passage for women who transition from youth to crone-hood, from being objectified to being invisibilized yet moving from blood to freedom.

 

Choreography: amara tabor-smith

Music: Marilyn McNeal

Performers: amara tabor-smith, Lisa Moresco, Rebecca Steinberger, Nina Berg, Maryann Fleming, Katherine Hodama, Colleen Irwin, Marilyn McNeal

Photos: Robbie Sweeny

Premiere: Walking Distance Dance Festival at ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA

Length: 30 minutes

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