The “Free to Play” Salon Series
The 2024.Bodies Interrupted Fund
More about the series
This year, our curatorial theme is Free to Play. 2024 is in the throes of local, national and global issues that will determine the future of our species, starting with humans. Multiple wars, the loss of reproductive rights for womxn, the loss of trans-rights, the rise of power hungry leadership in corporate and governmental entities, and rapidly-developing technology that has limited oversight and governance, that has implications on our lives at large. The experience at an individual human level– is an unknown future that has the globe feeling bound. Bound in our choices, bound in our freedom, bound in our fear, we see horrific images of places and people, near and far, suffering; at the behest of large scale policy, both in the public and private spheres. To address this, we want to create micro-spaces for our audience to show up and play. To unite in shared moments of laughter, bodily embodiment, reflection and space creation where it is safe and it is intentional.
With so much unknown and so many restrictions around us, SFL seeks to explore the alternative. We are not denying these present situations or feelings. Rather, the curatorial theme of, “Free to Play,” seeks alternate reactions to a chaotic world landscape. Like a curious child, we ask the question, what if there’s another way? Through the permission of play, we grant ourselves the opportunity to explore other ways of learning, listening, and living.
