THE FOUNDRY: FORGING DIVERSE CONNECTION IN WEST STOCBRIDGE

Patio Productions presents VEERdance Company’s “Can You See Me?” Choreographed and performed by Fern Katz and Taylor King, “Can You See Me?” is an invitation to look into two varied human experiences, a friendship, individual struggles, joy and how everything converges. “While this piece began as an exploration of relationships, after the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, our focus shifted,” the artists explain. “We began to ask ourselves what the audience might see in us upon first appearance. This led us to discuss how different our experiences have been, shaped in part by external perceptions because of the color of our skin. No matter our intersectional experiences, Blackness and Whiteness are always at the forefront.” Perhaps this performance, one that explores de-centering Whiteness and celebrates human life and strength in the midst of hardship, speaks to what fuels Brentano in her work.

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