Title:
intimate youniverse [excerpt]
Artist:
Ashaand Simone // Such Creatures
Performers:
Luke Greeff, Ashaand Simone
Music:
Inner Flight ... Makaya McCraven, Thank U, Next [8-Bit Tribute to Ariana Grande] ... 8-Bit Universe
Bio:
Ashaand Simone (they/ them) uses movement to poke at the boundaries of internal and external perception, with a focus on the trans body and experience. They are a co-conspirator of Such Creatures, and frequent flier with Ishti Collective, Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, and on the North Halsted strip as Ashaandti. Recent choreographic creations include "Lizard Brain," "The Rock One" "Take me to Your Planet," "Theythoven," and collaborations with Such Creatures and Ishti Collective., Formed in 2020, Such Creatures supports the collective investigations of Ashaand Simone and Luke Greeff, two Trans & Gender Non-Conforming movement artists invested in the exploration of inherent energetic systems, expanding the narrative surrounding queer and trans bodies in the process. Such Creatures engages in deep mind-body investigations in the interest of finding various extensions of the self, presented to audiences in multidisciplinary experiences with a commitment to both mental and physical accessibility and safety. The work of Such Creatures can be defined by the phrase: “Trans Audacity.”
SENSORY NOTE: There is a loud and sustained beep from 4:14-4:24, Voiceover by Timothy Atkinson, Spoken text from "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD (page 33, 45, 61)