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SUMMARY:my tongue is a blade by Sweat Variant (Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born)
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking durational performance from Sweat Variant\, presented outdoors for the first time. \n\n\n\nWhat are the limits of our attention\, and how do those limits test the strength of our bonds? my tongue is a blade is a three-hour movement performance-practice rooted in relation\, memory\, and reflection. Four performers commit to remembering one another\, holding one another\, bearing one another\, and sustaining the world that contains them. A rich visual and sonic landscape invites the audience to witness this shared practice and to resonate within it. \nmy tongue is a blade on Governors Island is presented as part of Governors Island Arts’ INTERVENTIONS performance series and LMCC’s River to River Festival. \nCreated by: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born\nPerformed by: Okwui Okpokwasili\, Bria Bacon\, Kris Lee and AJ Wilmore\nProduction design: Peter Born\nProducer: Annabel Heacock\nDramaturg: Katherine Profeta \n\n\nAbout the Performance \nThe runtime for my tongue is a blade is three hours\, no intermission. Each durational performance is three hours long\, and we encourage audiences to come and go throughout the piece. Entry is rolling through the duration of the installation\, and space is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nOriginally commissioned by the Irish Museum of Modern Art as part of Take a Breath\, with support from the Sam Gilliam Foundation. Support for Sweat Variant is provided in part by the Mellon and Howard Gilman Foundations\, as well as by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation. \nCurat­ed by Juan Pablo Siles\, Asso­ciate Cura­tor and Pro­duc­er\, Gov­er­nors Island Arts’ mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary per­for­mance series INTERVENTIONS presents local\, nation­al\, and inter­na­tion­al artists and invites audi­ences to expe­ri­ence work made and adapt­ed for the imme­di­ate envi­ron­ment.
URL:https://lmcc.net/events/my-tongue-is-a-blade-by-sweat-variant-okwui-okpokwasili-and-peter-born/2026-06-19/
LOCATION:Colonels Row\, Governors Island
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SUMMARY:my tongue is a blade by Sweat Variant (Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born)
DESCRIPTION:The groundbreaking durational performance from Sweat Variant\, presented outdoors for the first time. \n\n\n\nWhat are the limits of our attention\, and how do those limits test the strength of our bonds? my tongue is a blade is a three-hour movement performance-practice rooted in relation\, memory\, and reflection. Four performers commit to remembering one another\, holding one another\, bearing one another\, and sustaining the world that contains them. A rich visual and sonic landscape invites the audience to witness this shared practice and to resonate within it. \nmy tongue is a blade on Governors Island is presented as part of Governors Island Arts’ INTERVENTIONS performance series and LMCC’s River to River Festival. \nCreated by: Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born\nPerformed by: Okwui Okpokwasili\, Bria Bacon\, Kris Lee and AJ Wilmore\nProduction design: Peter Born\nProducer: Annabel Heacock\nDramaturg: Katherine Profeta \n\n\nAbout the Performance \nThe runtime for my tongue is a blade is three hours\, no intermission. Each durational performance is three hours long\, and we encourage audiences to come and go throughout the piece. Entry is rolling through the duration of the installation\, and space is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nOriginally commissioned by the Irish Museum of Modern Art as part of Take a Breath\, with support from the Sam Gilliam Foundation. Support for Sweat Variant is provided in part by the Mellon and Howard Gilman Foundations\, as well as by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation. \nCurat­ed by Juan Pablo Siles\, Asso­ciate Cura­tor and Pro­duc­er\, Gov­er­nors Island Arts’ mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary per­for­mance series INTERVENTIONS presents local\, nation­al\, and inter­na­tion­al artists and invites audi­ences to expe­ri­ence work made and adapt­ed for the imme­di­ate envi­ron­ment.
URL:https://lmcc.net/events/my-tongue-is-a-blade-by-sweat-variant-okwui-okpokwasili-and-peter-born/2026-06-20/
LOCATION:Colonels Row\, Governors Island
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