Transcending the In-Between: Provocation, Humor, and Joy in Performance by Anida Yoeu Ali
Feb 26, 2026 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Women's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213
- Sponsor
- The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity with co-sponsors: The Office for Arts Integration at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; IGI Grant Team on Leveraging the Arts in Global Dialogue at School of Social Work; Global Arts Performance Initiatives and Civic Engagement and Social Practice at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; Asian American Cultural Center; Center for Global Studies; Women's Resources Center; Department of Gender and Women's Studies; and the Department of Anthropology
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- Originating Calendar
- Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Lecture Description: Artist, educator, and global agitator Anida Yoeu Ali will present a hybrid performance/talk and visual experience on themes of transnationalism, otherness, and belonging. Coming off the energy and astounding public press reception of her 2024 history-making solo exhibition Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence at Seattle Asian Art Museum, Anida Yoeu Ali returns to her alma mater for a talk discussing the "in-between" space as a powerful space of provocation. The presentation will also include poetry, videos, and images from her current exhibition. Specifically, her work offers an opportunity to create from a place of joy and resilience without the need to mine from her family trauma and painful history.