I am an archive of sensorial swirling stories Cracked from intergenerational struggle Released through pulsating movement Sustained by love, fierceness, collaboration Shifting around mess mystery beauty
BECAUSE Because I carry colonizer and colonized blood in my veins to survive Because I master a choreography of posturing thick muscles to survive Because I keep my voice locked in a silent scream to survive Because I mimic the crisp consonants of your perfect accent and I say please and thank you to survive Because I am constantly learning and unlearning my grief and rage and joy to survive Because I want to embrace all of me to survive
The Space Between (a full-length performance by Joy Cosculluela & The Wayfinding Performance Group) Photos: Joy Cosculluela and Lawrence Radecker Artwork collage: Joy Cosculluela Architectural elements from a Spanish ancestral house in the Philippines Collaborators & performers: Tomoko Hiraoka, Diana Lara, Joy Cosculluela
"Wherever I go, I carry 'home' on my back." -Gloria Anzaldua
Blood-lines: A ritual of composting by Joy Cosculluela Altar offerings, to be sensed, smelled, tasted, heard, metabolized Banana leaf, rice, ginger, coconut milk, abalone shell, saba, roses, mangoes, jasmine, rocks, photos, bowl, yarn, candle, wallet, fabric
"Just as the ancient spirits danced to call upon the spirits in nature,we too can find the spirits within ourselves that have long been buried and forgotten."-Anna Halprin
My Ocean Body Our Ocean Body A Creation Story by Joy Cosculluela Pomo land/ Sea Ranch, CA. Photos:Paul Wensley