On Display at Duke Homestead

American Dance Festival, in association with Duke Homestead, presented Heidi Latsky Dance’s ON DISPLAY, a deconstructed art exhibit/fashion installation and commentary on the body as spectacle and society’s obsession with body image. ON DISPLAY is a structured improvisation movement piece designed to be performed by diverse people. The installation allows performers and the public alike to fully witness each other.

ON DISPLAY is a living gallery designed to experience and broadcast difference, while celebrating it within the context of unity and diversity. The two themes of the event are inclusion and diversity; the multi-ethnic cast fulfills the easily identified notion of diversity, but the specific abilities of the performers emphasize the concept. Members of the disability, performance, and fashion worlds are often stared at and objectified in their daily lives. As we take back what it means to be stared at or to engage with an unexpected body, we collectively shift the perception of beauty.

Видео On Display at Duke Homestead канала N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources