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INTERVENTIONS: MY TONGUE IS A BLADE

June 19-20, 2026

Colonels Row, Gov­er­nors Island
New York, NY

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Photo by Ava Pellor

What are the lim­its of our atten­tion, and how do those lim­its test the strength of our bonds? my tongue is a blade is a three-hour move­ment per­for­mance-prac­tice root­ed in rela­tion, mem­o­ry, and reflec­tion. Four per­form­ers com­mit to remem­ber­ing one anoth­er, hold­ing one anoth­er, bear­ing one anoth­er, and sus­tain­ing the world that con­tains them. A rich visu­al and son­ic land­scape invites the audi­ence to wit­ness this shared prac­tice and to res­onate with­in it.

Peter Born

Poor People's TV Room

Peter Born Peter Born is a director, designer, and filmmaker known for his collaborations with artists David Thompson, nora chipaumire, and Okwui Okpokwasili.

Peter Born

Okwui Okpokwasili

Poor People's TV Room

Okwui Okpokwasili Okwui Okpokwasili creates performance and choreographic work that speaks to her history of growing up in New York, raised by parents who are Nigerian immigrants.

Okwui Okpokwasili