the land swallowed them whole

Work

When the Israeli government illegalized Black goats in Palestine due to ‘environmental reasons’, the indigenous bedouins lost a major part of their livelihoods. Decades later, as wildfires were becoming more common, it was realized the Black goats and their grazing balanced the ecosystem – as detailed in the Palestine, IN-BETWEEN podcast – which was one of the many elements creating harmony across the land. This is one of many stories of what happens when a colonizing force attempts to alter the indigenous flow of life that we witness both there and on Turtle Island. 

Our work looks at the out of control spiral – when settler colonial takeovers, greed, and absurdities disrupt what was before. Imagining a future when the spirit of the land itself decides no more. We dedicate this work to the LandBack movement. (landback.org)

Images above by Bill Cameron

Artists & Collaborators

CHOREOGRAPHY
Leila & Noelle Awadallah
+ collaboration with dancers

CORE DANCERS
Kendall Edstrom, Stephanie Flanagan, Laura Johnson, Zoë Koenig, Joanna Lees, Brenna Mosser

COMMISSION
Alternative Motion Project