She’s Only Sleeping, 2023

This feminist adaptation of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale was first presented in 2018 at the Florence Dance Center in Florence, Italy. In it, a young woman wakes herself from the underworld of the unconscious, where she has been asleep to her true nature and desires. This updated version--a dance performance/happening--moves beyond gender binaries to include all persons who have suffered in myriad ways and struggled to find their true voice and joy in a world that would impose otherwise. Presented at Salonlb, Chicago IL on August 18, 2023 during the exhibition Feminist to the Core, curated by Susan Aurinko and Susan Blackman.

 

Choreography: Jacqueline Sinclair and Ginny Sykes, in collaboration with dancers

Drew Lewis, Heather Zimny, Kristin Samerson, and Moo Vang.

Music: Victor Sanders

Costumes: Ginny Sykes

Videography: Ben Kolak

Video Editing: Tirzah Reed