crowning in october, or how to change shape while remembering your name

is a public activation in the streets Brooklyn, tracing the polluted waters of the canal back to the bay.

GATITO’s path.

Visual description:

A stylized panther head with a white crown over the left eye, on a light blue background, styled like a Mexican loteria card. The number three sits in the upper left hand corner and the name GATITO at the bottom.

Image fades to black. Fade up on a brown hand holding a phone, city sounds behind. Cut to a different brown person, also holding a phone…keep reading

crowning in october 2020.

The first iteration. Featuring Carissa Matsushima and Najianna James.

crowning in october is a dreamchild of Alicia Raquel Morales, featuring core collaborator Carissa Matsushima. Support the work here or at the bodega, and subscribe to the notita to stay up on the latest.

crowning was made possible with generous support from Hi-ARTS SkyLab, Dance Your Futures (BAAD! and Pepatián), Brooklyn Arts Fund, NYFA, City Artist Corps and countless friends, family and community members. Special thanks to Sharon Bridgforth, David White, Najiana James, Torian Ugworji, Emma Alabaster and Kirya Traber.