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SUMMARY:ALAY: A Mourning Ritual Performance
DESCRIPTION:ALAY is a mourning ritual performance created and performed by Dorothea Gloria\, rooted in Ilocano traditions of grief\, remembrance\, and offering. Drawing from ancestral practices of lamentation\, prayer\, and embodied devotion\, the work explores how grief lives in the body and how ritual can hold what language cannot. \nPositioned at the intersection of performance\, ritual\, and social practice\, ALAY treats mourning as a living\, communal practice. Through gesture\, repetition\, sound\, and presence\, the performance creates a shared space where grief is witnessed rather than explained\, and where collective attention becomes an act of care. \nALAY reframes mourning as relational and expansive. The performance asks: What does it mean to mourn together? How might ritual be adapted and reimagined within contemporary performance practice? And how can ancestral knowledge inform present-day modes of gathering\, remembrance\, and healing? \nALAY functions both as a performance and an offering to our ancestors\, to the community\, and to those carrying unspoken or unresolved grief. Audiences are invited into an intimate ritual space that prioritizes presence over spectacle and process over product\, foregrounding mourning as a shared human experience rather than an individual burden. \nCreated and performed by Dorothea Gloria\, ALAY reflects Gloria’s ongoing artistic practice of exploring theater as ritual. The work builds a bridge between inherited ceremonial practices and contemporary performance\, offering a space to sit with loss\, tenderness\, and collective remembrance. \nALAY is a durational performance. Audience can enter and exit at any point throughout the performance time.
URL:https://socialpracticecuny.org/event/alay-a-mourning-ritual-performance/
LOCATION:BAX Annex\, 80 Hanson Place\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:Other Daughters presented by Dxhesva Collective
DESCRIPTION:DXHESVA Collective Presents Other Daughters: A New Wave of Balkan-Diasporic Cinema at Millennium Film Workshop\nBROOKLYN\, NY — April 19\, 2026 — The DXHESVA Collective is proud to announce Other Daughters\, a curated program of short films exploring the intersections of heritage\, gender\, and the immigrant experience. The screening will take place on April 19\, 2026\, at 7:00 PM at the historic Millennium Film Workshop in Brooklyn. \nOther Daughters features a cohort of Balkan-American filmmakers who utilize archival intervention\, analog experimentation\, and performance art to navigate the complexities of identity across generations. From the mountainous border towns of the former Yugoslavia to the basement corridors of New York City\, these works interrogate how memory is preserved\, how bodies rebel\, and how “home” is reconstructed in the diaspora. \n  \n\n  \nFeatured Works & Filmmakers:\n“Women in Gusinje” and “Koprive” by Anisa Hodzic: Hodzic’s work spans archival re-editing and visceral performance. Women in Gusinje deconstructs 1970s documentary footage to reclaim female narratives from the male gaze\, while Koprive uses the stinging nettle as a tactile metaphor for the painful yet nurturing nature of maternal healing. \n“Axilia” by Bimbi Mafia: A defiant act of self-adoration\, this film challenges cultural taboos surrounding the female body\, transforming “indecent” hair into a symbol of rebellion against societal expectations in Albania and beyond. \n“Gjurma” (Traces) by Dora Nano: A poetic archival short that connects Nano to the origins of the Kinostudio\, Albania’s first film studio. By weaving together documentary footage shot by their grandfather\, audio interview with their father\, and archival images\, Nano explores the fluidity of diasporic and collective memory through cinema. \n“Si Të Lashë” by Alissa Xhixhabesi: Documented on analog formats (16mm and Super 8)\, Xhixhabesi captures her grandparents’ home on the eve of demolition\, offering a haunting meditation on the loss of physical space amidst Albania’s rapid modernization. \n“Returning\, Leaving” by Mirela Musić: An observational study of Balkan immigrant superintendents in NYC. The film documents the “disordered integration” of family life\, focusing on the quiet gestures that define the space between a daughter’s arrival and a father’s departure. \n“Scattered” by Edina Hoti: An ongoing series that explores the complex intersections of identity and displacement following the 1990s Balkan conflicts. Utilizing archival recordings of a return to Montenegro for the first time since the war\, Hoti captures the reality of a “scattered family”—individuals bound by heart and ancestral stories despite being separated by borders and oceans. Her work examines the nuanced space between everyday life and past memories through a distinct feminist lens. \nSupport: This program is made possible with support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs\, the New York State Council on the Arts\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. \nAbout DXHESVA Collective:\nFounded by Anisa Hodzic\, DXHESVA Collective is a multidisciplinary initiative dedicated to fostering community spaces that honor resilience and voice. The collective serves as a bridge between personal experience and collective remembrance\, inviting dialogue across culture\, time\, and place. \nContact:\nDxhesvacollective@gmail.com\nIG @dxhesva
URL:https://socialpracticecuny.org/event/other-daughters-presented-by-dxhesva-collective/
LOCATION:Millenium Flim Workshop\, 167 Wilson Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11237\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:WEARABLE WASTE: Mask-Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:WEARABLE WASTE\nMask-Making Workshop\n📍 Location: The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY 10031\nBuilding: Shepard Hall\, Room 375 (3rd Floor)\n📅 Date: Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026\n⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM \nLet’s face waste! \nJoin us for a hands-on mask-making workshop led by artist\, Abby Manwiller\, where we will transform recyclables into wearable art. Using metal\, plastic\, and paper\, participants will create expressive masks while exploring how waste connects to climate justice\, environmental justice\, and waste equity. Through creative play and conversation\, we’ll reflect on who carries the burdens of consumption and disposal—and transform everyday discards into bold statements about the systems behind what we throw away. \nNo art experience needed—materials + light refreshments provided! Plus\, we’ll have a photobooth so you can pose and show off your mask creations 📸 \n🔗 Register here\n  \n\n\n\nPresented in collaboration with Sustainable CCNY\, NYPIRG-CCNY\, and the Sustainability in the Urban Environment Graduate Programs at CCNY. This event is supported by The NYC Climate Justice Hub\, Social Practice CUNY\, and the UKAI Initiative by Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts.\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility info: Refer to CCNY COVID protocol here\, and accessibility protocol here.
URL:https://socialpracticecuny.org/event/wearable-waste-mask-making-workshop/
LOCATION:The City College of New York\, 160 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10031\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:Thank You\, Come Again workshop (Mad World: After Hours)
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LOCATION:SoMad\, 34 E 23rd St\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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