banshee

banshee

Drawing on the Irish/Celtic myth of the banshee, a female figure of the Otherworld who announces death, this work unfolds as a vocal soundscape of lament and mourning, performed alongside a slow walk from public space to the top floor of a building. The piece situates...
The be_coming

The be_coming

The performance is the third part of the research project “Rite of Passage: The Graduation Ceremony, The Crowning, or The be_coming.” Drawing on elements of the acceptance of royal duty, coronation, political rallies, and quinceañeras, leo delivered a speech during...
The Crown

The Crown

Shaped after the first Brazilian crown (D. Pedro I’s), this knock-off jewel of aged, twisted chicken wire covered in resin and braided with Turkish yarn was developed for Rite of Passage, leo’s graduation project. This performative object is worn during The be_coming...
Andromeda

Andromeda

Andromeda is an installation developed as part of Rites of Passage with a paper dress composed of xeroxed texts treated with Brazilian coffee. The work functioned as both an independent piece and a scenographic frame for a live performance, situating material...
The Library is Open: The Book Club

The Library is Open: The Book Club

A book club meeting hosted by leo. The hostess speaks a text that adapts a literary trope to question power relations inscribed in literacy. Reading from a book, leo explains the “Talking Book” trope as developed by Henry Louis Gates Jr., and uses “Yo’ Mama” jokes to...