the body I gave it
Fri, May 22
|SomArt at the Hive
a solo movement work about loss, the body's odd insistence, and what gets left behind when everything else falls away.
Time & Location
May 22, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
SomArt at the Hive, 561 Windsor St 4th Floor, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
Guests
About the event
I first dreamed of the body I gave it in May 2023. I was celebrating my 24th birthday and feeling the foundation that I had built myself on shaking.
I had given everything — my time, my training, my body, my belief — to something that didn't last. When it ended, I found myself standing at the edge of a life I no longer recognized, preparing to return with nothing but the question of what comes next.
What followed wasn't something I ever expected. I found myself questioning things about myself and my work that I had previously felt secure about. My definition of success radically changed. My values shifted. Working through this stage of my life and work has taken longer than anticipated. I originally thought I would be premiering this in summer 2024, but I kept needing to dig deeper and digest.
the body I gave it is…