EXHIBITION

I Can't Breathe- a public participatory workshop and performance

VOLTA NY , New York, New York, 03/04/2016

One Penn Plaza, New York,

ABOUT

APT artist Shaun Leonardo’s “I Can’t Breathe” is a public-participatory workshop and performance that takes the form of a self-defense class. Over the course of a half hour, participants learn a range of self-defense techniques – from purely pacifist, self-protective maneuvers (including how one may relieve the pressure of a chokehold) to more overt, defensive strategies (participants do not learn offensive strikes or moves). 

The overall, impromptu composition of defensive actions thus creates a reflection and meditation on our community’s legacy of self-preservation, and continued desire/need/fight to protect and survive.

This work was made possible, in part, by the Franklin Furnace Fund supported by Jerome Foundation, The SHS Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and general operating support from the New York State Council on the Arts.

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