A Hand in C Major (2022)
Performance, 20 min.
On Gesture, Tension, and the Open Hand
A Hand in C Major traces the somatic aftermath of refusal unheard, of articulated boundary unmet. Bitterness tightens in the body as clenched fists, hands sizzle with rigidity. Equilibrium is lost between tension and release.
The nervous system shifts key. Breath that once resonated in C Major - curious, compassionate, relational- begins to register in D Minor; tense, withdrawn, resentful.
Detached from safety and belonging, it calls for the guidance of anger.
As transgression leads to hardening, the return to the opening/flowing/receiving/giving hand becomes a complex negotiation, shaped by the cultural ground where boundaries, accountability, and care take root.
Through movement, the alchemy of grief, solidarity, and the elemental kinship of water, sun, and song, a rebalancing emerges. The hand begins to open again. A light left on. A quiet invitation to future intimacies built on trust, clarity, and the sacred labour of reciprocity.
