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If You Have Not Had Permission, Get The Fuck Off My Vagina.

United Kingdom > London > The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL > 2014-02-14 > 04:00 pm

About The Event

To support the One Billion Rising Campaign I will dance outside the Royal Courts Of Justice, to prevent violence against women and girls. Join me. I am going to Dance around like a loony by myself, but please if you are free join me. 'ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME. THAT IS ONE BILLION WOMEN. IN 2013, ONE BILLION WOMEN AND MEN SHOOK THE EARTH THROUGH DANCE TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. THIS YEAR, ON 14 FEBRUARY 2014 WE ARE CALLING ON WOMEN AND MEN EVERYWHERE TO HARNESS THEIR POWER AND IMAGINATION TO RISE FOR JUSTICE. IMAGINE, ONE BILLION WOMEN RELEASING THEIR STORIES, DANCING AND SPEAKING OUT AT THE PLACES WHERE THEY NEED JUSTICE, WHERE THEY NEED AN END TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. JOIN US! RISE. RELEASE. DANCE!' Last Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YS8NIBc-z0 There is no routine, just turn up and dance, or just stand, but be there for an important cause. Wear Red or Black. It will be filmed and and sent to the 1 Billion Rising Campaign. Love and Anarchy Rhiannon Faith www.rhiannonfaithdance.com

About The Organizer

Rhiannon Faith

I am a feminist and an artist. I have supported V-Day since 2003, producing and directing The Vagina Monologues. I am a British Vagina Warrior and met Eve Ensler in New York in 2004 during her run of 'The Good Body'.

I am the Artistic Director of Rhiannon Faith:dancingtheatre. The company are based in Essex. I create autobiographical shows exposing the sweet, fragile and devastating aspects of human relationships. Dance/theatre meets live art.

I am an Arts Council England supported artist. Company platforms include Richmix, The Place, The Junction, Hat Factory.

Commissions include Secret Cinema’s 'The Red Shoes', 'Grease', 'Diva’. I curate a cross-artform event, 'Golden Bohemian', collaborating contemporary dance with live bands, actors and artists, which takes place in underground venues and has been selected to be performed at The Bargehouse on The Southbank in December as part of Zealous X.

I am currently a choreographer for Fingercuff Productions (winner of ‘Coup de Coeur’ at Cannes Film Festival) new film Soror (2014).

I am a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire. I completed my MA in Dance/Theatre performance at DeMontfort University, receiving the Smith-Artaud award for excellence in dance and theatre.

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