Can movement and collective memory help us reconcile with a painful past?
In short: Artist Alethea Pace explores how dance and community engagement can address historical trauma. Through her residency at The Met, she examines the legacy of the Enslaved African Burial Ground in the Bronx, using embodied practice to seek paths toward liberation.
Alethea Pace, a Bronx-based artist, uses movement to investigate the relationship between bodily knowledge and historical study. Her project, titled between wave and water, focuses on the Enslaved African Burial Ground in Hunts Point. By prioritizing deep listening and community collaboration, she aims to confront past injustices and foster transformation.
The work is part of The Met's Civic Practice Partnership, an initiative established in 2017 that connects artists with local neighborhoods to address social issues. Pace views the ephemeral nature of dance as a reflection of the human experience, balancing the beauty and pain of being fully present in a moment that will eventually pass.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Alethea Pace: between wave and water | Civic Practice Partnership 2023–2025
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