DEEP DIVE Workshop and dinner (in collaboration with Southnord)

DEEP DIVE is a community and empowerment workshop by the multidisciplinary artists and siblings Adam and Amina Seid Tahir that delves into the inspiration for their piece "several attempt at braiding my way home". Together with the participants they reflect on (Black) Hair, shapeshifting and dorsal practices and examine their potential as Black technologies of transformation and belonging. Both, the workshop and the piece were inspired by American writer, poet, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs' book "Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals", which poetically weaves together the transformative adaptive practices and survival strategies of marine mammals with meditations and Black feminist practices. Together you will read, write and meditate on grounding practices and the sensorial abilities of our hair. This workshop is open for all people interested in the topic, even if you are not a dancer or artist. The texts used in the workshop will be in english, but the language used during the workshop will suit the participants.

This workshop is open to you who identify with the term global majority/BIPOC. This refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous, and or have been racialized as “ethnic minorities”. So please only book this workshop if you identify with these terms. Entry and dinner is free with registration. To register for this workshop, email mmabatho@mdtsthlm.se. In your registration email please specify your allergies and dietary specifications.

MDT and Southnord collaborate on presenting two iterations of the DEEP DIVE workshop. The first iteration takes place during the first programme weekend, themed 'Sharing' and occuring 26-29 October. The second iteration occurs in line with the third and final weekend of Southnord, themed 'Caring' and taking place 11-14 January. The details for the second iteration will be released at a later stage.