Abbale,
Dedication and Acknowledgments
This work is one of my children.
An offspring of my creative spirit that I could not have fathered without the many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus artists and activists who came before me.
I dedicate this work to those individuals who gave their lives to fight for the world this show exists in:
To those beautiful people who did not live to see us, their children, carry on their legacy.
In addition, I would like to acknowledge the history of where we currently reside. The Broadwater Theater exists on the homeland of the indigenous communities known as the Gabrielino-Tongva and the Chumash people, who freely stewarded this land prior to Spanish settlement and the eventual colonization of what we now call the United States. Those who identify as the Tongva and Chumash people and thousands of indigenous peoples continue to inhabit what we know as Los Angeles and I acknowledge and honor their past, present, and future on this land.
Within this acknowledgement, I recognize the performance you are about to witness speaks to personal histories and lineages that are the by-product of centuries-long violent colonization and white supremacy - from personal familial accounts of generational wealth made possible through years of racist policies and inequities, to the embodiment of Euro-centric dance forms, including Horton technique, a technique developed through the appropriation of indigenous movement practices.
While not explicitly addressed within the work, I must acknowledge the histories presented in this show as well as my ability to write them down, stage them, and share them with you today exist within a world built upon systemic racism and white supremacy. This is simply the reality of where past meets present, with a sincere hope for future generations to be met with more equitable realities.
I make these acknowledgments with an understanding that they, on their own, are not enough, but represent a dedication to continued work and attention toward building a more just and humane world.
-- Andrew Pearson
Learn More/Get Involved:
A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
LandBack
Decolonizing Wealth
Movement Advancement Project
Human Rights Campaign
OutRight International
Los Angeles LGBT Center
An offspring of my creative spirit that I could not have fathered without the many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus artists and activists who came before me.
I dedicate this work to those individuals who gave their lives to fight for the world this show exists in:
To those beautiful people who did not live to see us, their children, carry on their legacy.
In addition, I would like to acknowledge the history of where we currently reside. The Broadwater Theater exists on the homeland of the indigenous communities known as the Gabrielino-Tongva and the Chumash people, who freely stewarded this land prior to Spanish settlement and the eventual colonization of what we now call the United States. Those who identify as the Tongva and Chumash people and thousands of indigenous peoples continue to inhabit what we know as Los Angeles and I acknowledge and honor their past, present, and future on this land.
Within this acknowledgement, I recognize the performance you are about to witness speaks to personal histories and lineages that are the by-product of centuries-long violent colonization and white supremacy - from personal familial accounts of generational wealth made possible through years of racist policies and inequities, to the embodiment of Euro-centric dance forms, including Horton technique, a technique developed through the appropriation of indigenous movement practices.
While not explicitly addressed within the work, I must acknowledge the histories presented in this show as well as my ability to write them down, stage them, and share them with you today exist within a world built upon systemic racism and white supremacy. This is simply the reality of where past meets present, with a sincere hope for future generations to be met with more equitable realities.
I make these acknowledgments with an understanding that they, on their own, are not enough, but represent a dedication to continued work and attention toward building a more just and humane world.
-- Andrew Pearson
Learn More/Get Involved:
A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
LandBack
Decolonizing Wealth
Movement Advancement Project
Human Rights Campaign
OutRight International
Los Angeles LGBT Center