Shaun Leonardo I Cant Breathe Self Defense Workshop, RESPOND Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
Shaun Leonardo I Can t Breathe Self Defense Workshop Sunday, February 22 2015 RESPOND Exhibition at Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY ( ) Video Credits Editor : Oliva Joza Camera: John Carluccio, Steven Valerio, Olivia Joza Producer : John Carluccio CINQUA ( ) Exhibit : I Can t Breathe is a publicparticipatory workshop and performance that takes the form of a selfdefense class. Over the course of a half hour, participants learn a range of selfdefense technique from purely pacifist, selfprotective maneuvers (including how one may relieve the pressure of a chokehold) to more overt, defensive strategies. (Participants do not learn offensive strikes or moves. ) Participants are then placed and paired off in a staggered arrangement. With certain cues given by the artist, each pair enacts the selfdefense techniques just learned, alternating in the role of t
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