Enough

Taylor Walker*, Yoav Kaddar, Maureen Kaddar, and General Hambrick

College of Creative Arts, Department of Theatre & Dance, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505

Presentation Category: Visual & Performing Arts (Performing Arts Presentation #52)

Student’s Major: Dance

The purpose of this creative performance was as a protest for the unjust system, the police brutality and the racism, that black Americans face everyday. The killing of George Floyd sparked outbursts of media attention that provoked opinions from the people, good and bad. This is not the first time this has happened with unjust killings of my brothers and sisters, but this was the breaking point of national and universal protests that wasn't unnoticed. I wanted to include myself in the movement you know as Black Lives Matter. I felt something and it was a low point where I didn't know my part in any of it, but being a black woman made me realize I had to speak ten times louder so, I constructed Enough to act as my voice in the movement. I chose the song "I Can't Breathe" by H.E.R. to provide more insight on the intensity of the situation. She speaks about oppression, slavery, civil rights and the killing of black lives. The movements I chose flowed like the blood shed and I hit isolations with integrity. I planned every movement to emulate a feeling of pain and exhaustion. Real feelings of wanting this to be over. This performance will always mean something to me and hopefully to everyone who perceives it.

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Program/mechanism supporting research/creative efforts: Other