Invisible Womxn

Velocity commissioned this 3-hour performance spectacle architected by choreographer Alice Gosti to bring together prominent womxn community leaders including Cindy Black (Fix Democracy First), Sharon Nyree Williams "Inganzo" (Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas), Nancy Chang (Reel Grrls / Skate Like a Girl), Aarushi Shai (Reel Grrls), Rita Mehrer (Tasveer), Lamar Van Dyke (The Van Dykes), Gretta Harley (HomeAlive), Jade Vogelsang (House of Luna), Syniva Whitney (Syniva Whitney/Gender Tender) and prominent local poets Nandi Seboulisa + Jehan Osanyin.

Invisible Womxn was created by Alice Gosti with Tess Keesling, Ariana Bird, Alyza DelPan-Monley, Khadijah Lindo, Lydia Shamoun, Sabina Smith-Moreland, Shaina Andres, Sophia Arnall, Kirsten Brenden, Hannah Cavallaro, Caroline Criste, Kelly Goetz, Erika Jacobsen, Peter Kohring, Sumaya Mulla-Carrillo, Devin Munoz, Hannah Rice, Courtney Snow, Kelsey Stolhand, Elizabeth Winegardner, Madeline McHale and the Filthy Fem Corps. Thank you to Logan Sayles and Renee Boehlke for the videography. Music for video is by Colleen.

This community event celebrates the stories of womxn that have shaped Seattle, and the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Invisible Womxn aims to bring to the forefront stories of local womxn. Womxn have shaped our city and state from the very beginning yet little mention is made of these brave womxn who were full partners in the bold venture of Seattle’s founders. My aim is also to create a performance event that is a celebration without obscuring our problematic history.

Invisible Women is commissioned and produced by Velocity Dance Center for Strictly Seattle 2017 with funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and special underwriting by Glenn Kawasaki. Funding for Invisible Womxn provided by the Neighborhood Matching Fund from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and special underwriting through Velocity’s New Dance Initiative by Carlo Scandiuzzi with project sponsorship by Case van Rij.