From Pain to Practice: Performance as Embodied Research

Drawing upon feminist disability studies, medical humanities, artistic research, and interdisciplinary performance practice, Dr. Kate March examines the origins and evolution of her choreographic praxis ‘netherness,’ which emerged through artistic investigations of endometriosis, chronic pain, and embodied difference. Through film excerpts, live discussion, and reflections on her creative process, the talk explores how movement, poetry, film, and visual art function not simply as representations of lived experience, but as methodologies for generating knowledge, fostering collective inquiry, and expanding understandings of disability, embodiment, and artistic practice.

Free and open to the public.

This event is part of:
Dr. Kate March Residency | The Netherness Lab: Exploring the Threads of Embodied Difference
Sept. 28–Oct. 2

Grounded in movement, film, poetry, and site-responsive performance, the week explores how embodied artistic practice can articulate lived experiences of chronic pain, particularly endometriosis and other forms of invisible or fluctuating disability. Throughout the week, the residency presents a public talk, a hands-on workshop, a collaborative installation, and a live outdoor performance, alongside new choreographic work created with Colgate students. All public events are free and open to campus and the Hamilton community.

This residency is supported by the Colgate Arts Council and the Department of Theater.