India Harville (she/her) is a multiply-disabled African-American performance artist who believes that the body is an underestimated pathway to decolonizing ourselves. India’s chronic health challenges/disabilities have been her most constant influence and most antagonizing dance partner rolled into one, providing equal measures of inspiration and challenge. India’s performance work addresses racial justice, queer identity, survivorhood, ableism, and the challenges of navigating the world at multiple intersections of oppression. Access is also a central theme in India’s work: access is built into her work from its inception, influencing all of her creative choices. India has performed with Sins Invalid, Dance Exchange, DanceAbility, UC Fullerton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, the Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble at Cal State Hayward. India has produced solo works through the generous support of the Bay Area Queer Arts Festival And the California Arts Council’s Arts and Accessibility Grant. Most recently, India is a two-time recipient of the Movement Research Access.Movement.Play (A.M.P. )Residency funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support her ensemble work On Our Own Terms, Attend, and an upcoming one-woman performance piece, Liminal. To learn more about her work, please visit www.embracedbody.com.
