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WHAT'S NEXT?
"Assigned at Birth" curated by sarAika for IHRAF Festival: QUEENS
Saturday September 27th at 3 PM.
@Court Square Theater (44-02 23rd St, Long Island City, NY 11101)
sarAika presents “Assigned at Birth”, an evening-length contemporary performance featuring four original choreographic works by Suzanne, Rylan, Lo Poppy, and sarAika. This program offers a deeply personal and thought-provoking exploration of identity through movement, drawing from a rich tapestry of lived experiences. Each piece reflects the artists’ individual perspectives—ranging from the complexities of identity assigned at birth and LGBTQIA+ narratives to immigrant journeys, BIPOC experiences, and other expressions of selfhood. Assigned at Birth is an invitation to witness and reflect on the diverse realities that shape who we are, both on and off the stage.
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Todas las mariposas negras mueren en el mar
(All Black Butterflies Die in the Sea)
September 26 to October 5
@IATI Theater Mainstage Theater (64 E 4th St, NY 10003)
Written by Heny Roig Monge
Directed by Antígona González and sarAika movement collective
Co-directed and choreographed by sarAika, this theater experimental work explores female suicide and collective exhaustion. Through fractured movement and a Coro de Mujeres, the piece traces voices and bodies pushed to their limits, evoking the haunting image of black butterflies flying until they fall.
Larga Vista Dance, empowering women through art & healthcare education
Sunday October 19th
1:30 & 4:30 PM
@Arts On Site, Studio 3R, (12 St Marks Pl, NY 10003)
sarAika will premiere a new trio piece inspired by the musculoskeletal system, created especially for this event. In addition, sarAika will also perform in Larga Vista Dance’s newest work, contributing to a collective exploration of dance and women’s healthcare.
About the Event
Presented by Larga Vista Dance, Empowering Women through Art & Healthcare Education brings together choreographers, medical specialists, and patients to explore women’s health through the lens of art. The program highlights four vital topics—musculoskeletal health, menopause, pelvic floor/diaphragm health, and mental wellbeing—offering choreography informed by evidence-based research and lived experiences.
This unique event blends the power of performance with healthcare education, advocating for women’s health, raising awareness, and inspiring action. Join us on October 19 to witness how dance becomes a bridge between body, knowledge, and empowerment.
TICKETS & MORE INFO
What we offer
Perform our works at your event
We’ve performed for over 70 events throughout NYC and broadly since 2021.
Create your work
Commision.
We do commit to maximize your company’s artistry and dancers abilities.
Model for your arts
For students to professional artists.
From basic line to complexed shape.
Your artistry × our artistry
Share our methodology
Full range of motion by:
Joints fluidity, Dynamic weight shifting, Reflective floor-work. And how creating space inside our body reflects outside space.
Our mission
sarAika movement collective advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the dance ecosystem. As spokeswomen of immigrants, women, POC, and queer in NYC, we strive to create art representing and empowering the communities we belong to.
sarAika makes dance for and about people.
About us
Sara Pizzi
conceptual artist
Sara Pizzi (she/her) is a dancer, choreographer, conceptual artist and director from Italy. In 2020, Sara defined her creative space S|R|P|Z collaborating with local artists in order to achieve her goal of creating art as a non-activist documentary of this world to explain what it should be changed, to give some possibilities of change and create space of reflection.
Aika Takeshima
DEI practitioner
Aika Takeshima(she/her) is a dance artist, choreographer, DEI practitioner, and co-director of the sarAika movement collective from Japan. She is also a founder of “LIVABALL,” a DEI (Diversity Inclusion Equity) consultant. She creates dance works and advocates for a more inclusive society for her ultimate goal: to help people find more freedom and possibilities in themselves, aiming to make society more livable to all.
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Contribution for us means
As immigrants, women, POC, and queer, we strive to create art that represents and empowers the communities to which we belong. Our collective comprises artists from our communities who perform and produce artworks that reflect topical aspects and personal insights delivered for our communities to spark empowerment, reflection, and inspiration.
If you believe in the power of art to empower communities, we would appreciate your support and donation. Every small or large donation is appreciated and fundamental in realizing our dreams and empowering our communities.
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