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Forbidden Fruit

Tyshaun & Shekinah

Details

Categories: Circus

Dates: September 9, 2024 - September 11, 2024

Run Time: 60 mins

Venue: Christ Church Neighborhood House

Overview

Forbidden Fruit is a circus/Dance show that explores themes of body positivity, mental health, femininity and masculinity & community and black experiences. It has some sexual undertones and performs under the idea that slut shaming is a form of social conditioning that can affect us in many avenues in our lives. It also challenges the norm of gender roles and how were expected to express ourselves. The show is basically a quilt of different experiences, walks and stories pieced together by group acts.

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About the Artist

Tyshaun Thomas and Shekinah Williams are dancers and circus artist who's home circus is The Trenton Circus Squad. This is where we got practice our circus skills, but also where we got acquainted with the art of putting a circus show together. They have collaboratively created 3 shows together and have a strong artistic dynamic. Though Shekinah isnt on stage with us, she is undoubtedly in this show They met in a dance class and Shekinah introduced Tyshaun to the circus. Shekinah has been doing circus for 8-9 years and has always had a strong love for dance. She now owns her own cirus company about empowering young (black) women in circus and is always working. Tyshaun has been dancing for 14 years and doing circus for 5-6. He is always choreographing and currently spends times teaching at a dance school and a circus school.