FLOW Dialogues: An Evening of Menstrual Manifestos

Join THEMUSEUM for an evening of performances from local spoken word artists and poets. The evening will begin with some local poets and then conclude with a performance of Leak by Tavia Christina.

Leak: A new solo created by Tavia Christina will be premiering this spring at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener, Ontario. Christina will explore the topography of Women’s menstruation cycles. She will be cycling through a physical score that will showcase the integral balance between normality and abnormality, ultimately transforming the perception of how we conceptualize a period.

Catherine Kormendy will also be featured in a dramatic performance titled Unplug involving spoken word, improvised dance and live violin by Veda Hingert-McDonald. Catherine will embody the archetype Mother Menstruation and deliver a message about menstrual cycle awareness with a larger than life tampon that rolls out to a 19 foot piece of red fabric that represents menstrual blood. This piece is inspired by the period equity movement flowing across the world.

Poets performing:
Tanis MacDonald
Katie McGarry
Heather Majaury
Nitica Sakharwade

Please consider supporting the FLOW Dialogues by bringing a menstrual care product donation.

Photo Credit: Francesca Chudnoff