mersiha messiha in SHE IS A REFUGEE STAR, Photo by David Andrako
Performance Studies alum mersiha messiha (M.A. '18) was recently interviewed by Stance on Dance, in an article titled "Reimagining the Idea of the Body".
In the article, mersiha talks about her practice and how she tries to reimagine the body and movement and their connection. mersiha also reflects on her time as a student in Performance Studies saying, "I deepened my practice further in 2017 while pursuing an MA in Performance Studies at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Studying with performance scholars such as Diana Taylor, Deborah Kapchan and Fred Moten encouraged me to see my practice as a poetic space that is constant. It is continuously spatializing and available to me through how I approach my body, my thoughts, being with people, how I talk and listen, participate, take space, and make space. I am aware that I am always generating knowledge. Simply by being and through our day-to-day actions, we participate in the production of culture and identity. The idea that we together make a system rather than it being a thing outside of us is always present, be it in a creative process or over a cup of coffee."
Read more about mersiha's work and upcoming projects in the Stance on Dance article.