Body
Politics Takes on Issues Faced by Women of Color
 Body
Politics, an award-winning theater production by and
about women of color, will be presented at Smith on Thursday,
Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Sage Hall. The performance is one
of four to take place at Five College campuses this month.
Early each fall, the Women of
Color Leadership Network (WOCLN) at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, solicits applications from women of color throughout
the Five College community to participate in Body
Politics,
a two-semester course that involves sharing personal stories
through creative writing, movement and dance, culminating
with a stage performance.
The results are intense, moving
presentations by the participants exploring issues that range
from hair texture, skin color and self-esteem to sexuality,
cultural identity and violence. For the participants, Body
Politics is far more than a stage performance. “It’s
amazing the positive transformation we see happening with
these women,” says Hind Mari, director of WOCLN.
After six
years of increasingly successful performances on the UMass
campus, Body Politics will now be performed on each
of the college campuses. Each event is free and open to the
public.
Body Politics, which
was performed at Hampshire College on October 1, will be
staged at Amherst College on October 15, and at Mount Holyoke
College October 22
Body Politics is presented in
collaboration with the Five College Eating Disorder Committee
with support from Five Colleges, Inc.
For more information,
contact ,
413-545 1671. |
