A participatory performance by Aliza Shvarts

Human Resources Los Angeles presents Disconsent: Faith, a one-on-one performance by Aliza Shvarts on Thursday, November 15 from 6-8pm. This performance is presented off-site.

Sit down and you will hear a story about a time when someone consented or dissented in the context of religion or faith. Then tell this story back, “reversing” the terms of consent or dissent. This reversal can range from simply replacing the terms used in the original narrative (i.e. replacing “yes” with “no”) to inventing new details entirely. After that, tell a story of your own about a time you consented or dissented in the context of religion or faith. This will be the story told as accurately as possible to the next person. Your voice will be recorded, but not your image.

Disconsent: Faith is a live iteration of Shvarts’ broader Disconsent series, which examine the relationships between consent, which often takes the form of a speech act, and its imperfect opposite—dissent—which often exceeds speech to take the form of silence, protest, or other forms of bodily action.

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