New Earth Bodies

New Earth Bodies with Yura Sapi, movement synthesis by Maria Bauman, presented as part of Brooklyn Arts Exchange's "Glorious Bodies".

Step into a world where plants talk to you, sharing their wisdom and answers to your deepest questions!

We are creators, and birthing humans is not the only legacy we leave. New Earth Bodies was an opportunity to reconnect with the natural world and explore the profound connection between humans and plants through hands-on activities, guided meditations, and interactive discussions.

About Glorious Bodies

New Earth Bodies was part of "Glorious Bodies", MBDance's monthly public workshop series (January through June 2024) based on themes from MBDance's/Maria Bauman's current dance-ritual-artwork, These are the bodies that have not borne. — an outdoor piece rooted in Earth stewardship and indigenous technologies for healing, uterine health, the many ways queer people (especially Black and Brown queer people) conceptualize family-building, and collective memory, synthesized through the MBDancers' bodies and imaginations as a ritual and a performance.

Many folks shared that they wanted to engage with these topics with MBDance, so the company shared some of its research prompts, exercises, and guest facilitators — like Yura Sapi — with the public.