bodies_in_motion

It occurred to me this comm might be interested in this podcast episode, an interview with Ess Hodelmoser. Ess is a contortionist I've been vaguely following for a while, and this interview was a frank discussion of so many of the things that drew me into their work. They're a nonbinary artist who started contortion as an adult, following a career in competitive Muay Thai and subsequently a serious traumatic brain injury. They also have a degree in disability studies, and in this discussion have a lot of fascinating things to say about the art of contortion as an exploration of what it means to present bodies organized in acceptable vs. unacceptable ways.

Here's one of the pieces that they talk about a lot in the interview:

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