say i am you (2026)

say i am you is an ensemble work exploring the psychology of the body in space and the individuals’ value systems as they affect the “central” character. This character is shaped through the agonistic conflict of the dancers - inspired by ecological relationships and the development of a new culture. say i am you is in essence about a constructed world dissolving into a new reality.

say i am you will be performed on August 11, 2026 at the 45th Battery Dance Festival.

Recomposed by Moscelyne ParkeHarrison for BODYSONNET's New York Now

May 23, 2026 at The Gym at Judson Church. 

Performed by Ashley Green, Ny Opong, Colin Frederick, Miriam Gittens, Quaba Ernest, Lieana Sherry, Marcus Sarjeant

say i am you premiered at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive on March 18, 2022. say i am you was also performed September 2022 at Salesforce Park, and October 2022 at Heron Arts. A film version of the work was selected by the San Francisco Dance Film Festival (2023) and Dance Camera West (2024). 

Music: HYbr:ID oval blackhole by alvo noto, Ay Çürüdü by Anadol. 5 Lieder, Op. 41: No 1, Weigenlied by Richard Strauss, Klaus Tennstedt, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jessye Norman.

Text: Moscelyne ParkeHarrison

Costumes:  Áine Dorman, constructed by Janethia Dorman