Pachira von Bita Bell

Mittwoch, 16. Juni, 17.00 Uhr
Without the right to remain,
I left you in the hands of others
hoping that you continue to
grow
tall and green.
After months
of my name
resisting
being sunk
in the bureaucratic quicksand,
I returned only
to find your body
withered, stripped,
and your skin,
shrivelled.
As I made my home
and kept the windows open
for the fresh summer breeze
to heal the traumatized memories
silenced within these walls,
with every millimeter
of your vein growing,
my resentful heart
bowed
to your resiliency.
Pachira,
your perseverance
taught me
to spread my toes
and pour my weight
on whichever step
my feet land on.
I remain.

poem and performance by Bita Bell.

Bita Bell is an international multimedia performing artist-activist born in Iran and educated at United World College of Hong Kong, Earlham College, and The Ohio State University where she received a MFA in dance. She is currently pursuing PhD at Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien while freelancing as a choreographer, performer, collaborator, dance teacher,
and writer.

STATION on stage

STATION on stage ist die Einladung an junge Performer*innen die Verkehrsinsel am Schwarzenbergplatz für ihre Auftritte zu nutzen und die Treppenskulptur „Verordnung“ von Bartholomäus Kinner und Samuel Seger vor dem Schwarzenbergdenkmal als Bühne zu verwenden.