Student Activities Presents

Bard Surrealist Circus: India Sky Lecture

India will speak about what circus arts is to her artistic practice, the origins of her relationship to circus, the lineages she draws from, her collaborators, and the significance of Black queer community and culture within her practice. India will also share her research on the history of Black Americans in circus and stage magic, taking a critical look at the role of race, gender and identity in these lineages. We will explore the racial origins of circus, magic and variety arts and questions such as the role of sex work in circus, and explore the question, how is circus a spiritual, magical, or supernatural practice?

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India Sky’s (she/they) interdisciplinary art practice of film, dance, acrobatics, music, writing, and storytelling investigates the invisible forces of power, ancestry and spirit that shape her experience, and engages radical imagination as a source for transformation, communion, homecoming, liberation, and survival.

For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail studentactivities@bard.edu,
or visit https://www.indiaskydavis.com.

Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema

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