This is a dance that represents the repetitive, mind consuming labor that many factory workers endure, some times for years on end. Our group along with Katherine Mann's group paid tribute to them on July 22nd, 2009. We painted freakish red squares and various shapes around every one's eyes to emphasize the patterns that became the lives of many GM and other factory workers. The intensity in the space was so thick you could cut it with a knife as we payed homage and gratitude to the people who paved the way for industry and economic stability. While being filmed, we performed our calculated factory movements over and over again until the groups leaders "got the shot". To lighten the mood, we then changed the music and danced around and posed to the slamming lyrics of Beyonce and Missy Elliot songs.
-Curtis Brown
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