“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.”
— bell hooks, Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations
The performance program of Alliance Action Arts includes performances and exhibitions that engage artists from diverse disciplines (performance, performing arts, visual arts, etc.) to explore ecological and site-based art-making, as well as eco-somatic practices and sociologies of (physical and digitally mediated) space.
Refer to performances below to explore recent projects that were produced in partnership with local and international artists and communities. Refer to the page dedicated to Global Water Dances - Geneva to learn more about related educational workshops and performances.
Global Water Dances - Geneva 2023 at La Seymaz (L’Arve)
This is an excerpted version of Global Water Dances 2023 - Geneva, Switzerland. See the full version here.
La Seymaz, the only river located entirely in the canton of Geneva, was chosen as the site for GWD-Geneva 2023. The river and the theme of the year (Rainwater as a Resource), inspired a series of artistic/educational/environmental workshops, which reached the widest audience since GWD-GE was established in 2019. Highlights included learning about the importance of water in our lives, specifically rain as inspiration for art making, rainwater harvesting in human and urban permaculture, and the wetland source of the Seymaz river. (Site Leaders: Natasha Alhadeff-Jones and Deborah Chevalier)
Dance/Choreography: N. Alhadeff-Jones & D. Chevalier
Textile Art: M-C. Bevar & Photography: M. Alhadeff-Jones
Fl(Eau) (2022)
Performed with Deborah Chevalier during the first Viva la Vulva festival at the Bains des Pâquis.
See excerpts from the performance here.
Photography: N. Stepanova & Textile Art: M-C. Bevar
Performance Enveloppment (2022)
An enveloppment performance with the R2CE artists collective at during the Regards de Femmes sur la Nature exhibition at Espace Enchanté.
Production: Global Site Performance & Editing: M. Monardes
Worldwide Duet Dance (2022)
A duet with Deborah Chevalier of L’Art du présent, where 180 dancers from six continents danced virtually on 2.22.22.
See the screen dance here.
Editing: N. Alhadeff-Jones & Video: M. Alhadeff-Jones
Becoming - Reflection (2021)
A screen dance presented at the Global Water Dances 2021 online film festival and the Body-Mind Centering Association 2022 conference.
See the screen dance here.
Global Water Dances - Geneva 2021 at L’Arve (Les Berges de Vessy)
After a movement exploration at the nearby museum of the exhibition, Immersion - Une exposition sur l'eau, participants performed the Global Dance. (Site Leader: Deborah Chevalier, L'Art du présent)
Global Water Dances - Geneva 2021 at L’Arve (Lac des Vernes)
This is an excerpted version of Global Water Dances 2021 - Geneva, Switzerland. See the full version here.
Lac de Vernes in Meyrin was chosen as a site for GWD 2021-Geneva. A human-made lake launched in 2017, it exemplifies many permaculture principles. The only lake entirely located in Geneva, it reduces risks related to phenomena caused by climate change. It collects rainwater and is connected to a project that separates rainwater from waste water, regulating flooding of the Nant d´Avril. It is a quality green space for the inhabitants of Geneva. (Site Leader: Natasha Alhadeff-Jones)
Danse, vidéo, montage : D. Chevalier et N. Alhadeff-Jones
Texte : Deborah Chevalier et Interprétation : Lila Lakehal
Ecoute le parfum des étoiles (2021)
Création présentée lors de la Scène virtuelle Danse, Genève, juin 2021.
See the screen dance here.
Production: Global Site Performance
Equinox Moment of Balance (2020)
A dance held around the world at the exact same moment, in celebration of the Autumnal Equinox.
See the screen dance here.
Global Water Dances - Geneva 2019 at Lac Léman (Le Port de la Perle du Lac)
The first Global Water Dances - Geneva event included workshops for children, adolescents, and adults and concluded with an intergenerational performance, just before a deluge of rain. (Site Leader: Natasha Alhadeff-Jones)