December 6th, 2023 at 7pm
Sistersongs
by Rachael Sage
Rachael Sage brings selections from her critically acclaimed “Sistersongs” to the IHRAF on the heels of releasing her 15th full-length album, “The Other Side”. Sage has been at the forefront of the NYC indie women’s music scene for over 20 years, having founded MPress Records to release her and many other artists’ work. Sage’s empowering lyrics and genre-crossing musical compositions have been described as “wildly expressive” by Paste Magazine and garnered listeners everywhere from Ireland to Japan. Informed by her own experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and cancer while also harnessing a seemingly unlimited amount of idealism and hope for a better future, Sage’s “Sistersongs” take the listener on a journey exploring our common humanity while challenging us with difficult questions and a world reimagined, where inclusion and compassion reign supreme. www.rachaelsage.com
Sacred Women
by Moving Spirits
Sacred Women is a dance that honors Black women and their role in society as healers through the traditional dances of Oya, coming from the sacred Yoruba movements; the Cabolco, coming from the sacred Indigenous movements from present-day Brazil; and movements coming from the descendants of African ancestors in the United States.
No More Fairy Mary’s
by Steph Prizhitomsky
Girlhood in motion is a ballet up close. Sweat, blood, tears, and all. Mary wakes up in a body that does not feel her own, in a world she knows not the rules of, with only the choices to sink or to swim.
Viable
by Cate Wiley
In a comic triptych, Viable probes the paradox of the female body in twenty-first century America. On the one hand, sex positivity, SlutWalks, no more fat shaming! On the other, the end of legal abortion in half the country. Why is half the American body politic still a problem, and what’s a person with a uterus to do?
La Monica
by Artist Collective
This multidisciplinary performance work represents women's freedom of choice with movement, texts and music.
*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.