Screenshot from Sky’s Valves cinematography by Alex Romaria: a duet by Daria Faïn and Melanie Maar. On a yellow fabric one body made of two creates an organic swatika sign with four bare legs. the rest of the bodies are covered with a white and gray fabric
ID: Screenshot from Sky’s Valves cinematography by Alex Romaria: a duet by Daria Faïn and Melanie Maar. On a yellow fabric one body made of two creates an organic swatika sign with four bare legs. the rest of the bodies are covered with a white and gray fabric

These four sessions are part of Daria Faïn’s larger project, UPON HUMANS (UH). They will culminate in a group performance at Judson Memorial Church, as part of Public Process Sharing on June 16, 2025.

UH is a Hydra process reflecting on the human mechanism of denial. Through performance, writing, historical inquiries, and contemplative practices, the project uses the Greek mythical character Kassandra as an iconic lens to view the risks involved when the wise and fierce Divine Feminine within us is refuted and how it might be activated. By entering Kassandra’s mind, we will create a contemporary tale, opening our eyes to the denial of warnings, danger, and destruction of the Earth and, therefore, ourselves.

SEED BOMBS is an ongoing public events series titled in memory of New York City’s Guerrilla Gardens. The series takes Kassandra as its muse and translates her message site-specifically and eco-responsively for this moment.

Other public events will be scheduled independently as performance ensembles with spontaneous elements that literally “seed” the ground and figuratively “seed” a collective energy.

What to Expect:
The sessions will involve qigong exercises to awake energy, contemplative practices to let our unconscious arise, investigation of history from a personal and collective experience in relation to denial of the wise and fierce force feminine. Open to all genders. I am interested in the experience of immediacy in collective inquiry into spontaneous performance.

PLEASE NOTE:
Workshop sessions on March 17, April 21, and May 19th will take place at 122 Cultural Center.
The workshop session on June 16th will take place at Judson Church. Please plan to be available all day for the workshop session, tech rehearsal, and performance.

Accessibility Notes

  • This workshop includes auditive guidance.
  • This workshop includes printed materials.

To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, Daria Faïn” at least three (3) weeks prior to the first date of the workshop.

For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “Daria Faïn.”

Register for this workshop

In-Person

    Participants must register for the full workshop, there are no drop-ins.

    $210

    Select a price within the Sliding Scale range

    Location

    MR, 122CC – Ninth Street Studio
    150 1st Avenue
    New York, NY 10009

    • Get the Green - IRT Lexington Avenue Line numbers: 6 to Astor Place
    • Get the Light slate gray - BMT Canarsie Line numbers: L to 1st Avenue
    • Get the Orange - IND Sixth Avenue Line numbers: F to 2nd Avenue

    Location

    Judson Memorial Church
    55 Washington Square S
    New York, NY 10012

    • Get the Yellow - BMT Broadway Line numbers: N , R to 8th Street - NYU
    • Get the Blue - IND Eighth Avenue Line numbers: A , C , E to West 4th Street
    • Get the Orange - IND Sixth Avenue Line numbers: B , D , F , M to West 4th Street

    Artists

    Daria Faïn

    Daria Faïn

    Daria Faïn is a New York choreographer and director originally from the Mediterranean. Her work fuses her European cultural background with three decades of practice in Asian philosophies of the body, American dance training and theater.

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