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Studies Project

Studies Project is an artist-practitioner organized series of panel discussions, participatory dialogues and community conversations that focus on provocative, timely issues of aesthetics and philosophy at the intersection of dance and social politics.

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Studies Project: How We Move – Access Wisdom and Artistry

Kayla Hamilton, India Harville, JJ Omelagah

Wed, Jun 25, 2025

Assaleh Bibi serving face on a decadent platter of gender expansive fabulousness in front of a soft petal pink rose in bloom. Xer skin tone is the colour of raw and slightly roasted cashew. Hir hair is wavy, landing just below their collar bone and cascading colour from black roots ombre to a pastel aquamarine light blue, two silver clips gently hold some hair just above both their temples. Xe has extra long fuchsia pink butterfly eyelashes, an upturned thick painted sissy gay mustache, and big painted pink lips barely pursed into a kiss. Xir expression is empowered and alluring, because they love Love. Profile headshot of kumari, a genderfabulous, light brown person looking diagonally upwards with a slight smile. They have short hair bleach tipped black hair with blonde shaved sides and a slight mustache. They are wearing amethyst gauges in their ears, a black bandana around their neck and a multicoloured mushroom floral button up. A caramel skinned Black indigenous person with brown eyes, purple nose ring, and oval shaped face with blondish black braids wearing a black spaghetti strapped shirt showing a ribbon tattoo on their right arm against a white background. Hector, an Afro-Latino brown skin non-binary transfemme with long red locs swinging to the back left of the photo, sits leaning back on a wooden bench wearing a black scoop neck dress with their weight on their right arm showcasing swirl tattoos & an pathos tattoo peeking from the sleeve of the dress and their left arm coming towards their faced, in front of a black curtain with the light hitting their face. A woman with hair styled in twists, wearing a light blue long-sleeve crop top, pink leggings, and holographic platform heels, poses confidently on an orange wheelchair. The setting features dramatic lighting and a dark backdrop, emphasizing strength, elegance, and individuality. A smiling, light skinned, young Black woman, Zen Spencer, seen from the waist up wearing a short-sleeved black leotard and white aviator glasses. Her hair is styled in 2-strand twists and she’s sitting on a coach covered by white material with black abstract markings. Behind her head is a brick wall with colorful fabric art pieces strung about. Photo by Aiesha Turman. This is a black & white dance image of Kayla Hamilton, who is a dark brown-skinned Black woman. She is throwing her head back as her dreads flow with her as she pushes her arms outward. Her legs are wide and slightly bent. She is wearing jeans and a knee length cardigan that wraps around her thighs. Behind her are storefronts and cars parked on the street. Photo by Travis Magee. India Harville, Black, Disabled cis-gendered woman with long locs, holds an ornate, vintage-style hand mirror with a delicate gold frame. Reflected within the mirror is India’s smiling face. She wears a white garment adorned with intricate gold embroidery and red floral accents. Natural light streams in from a window. JJ Omelagah, a light-skinned black transgender person smiling with short faded black hair, wearing a gray and black fedora, gray and black long-sleeve collar shirt with a gray vest. They are singing to a crowd while holding a mic in their right hand and the cord in their left hand. Photo courtesy of Champion Fleming Design.

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