OLIVIA ENG
Picha: Ivana María Rosas
Photo: Ezra Myles Bristow
California, USA / Hong Kong
"Acha kabisa makovu yako yakufafanue ... Wacha yawakilishe Nguvu, Ujasiri, Na, Uimara wa yako
Nafsi ambayo umeendeleza kupitia mapambano yako. "
Picha: Ricardo David Acosta Duarte
"Courageous Heart"
Muziki: "Mwambie" Instrumental ft. Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd (Vago Remake)
"Connecting to the parts of myself I used to reject, is a powerful part of my healing journey where I get to transform my story, and change the ending."
Music: "Moon" by Midsummer
Picha: Heather Himes
"Wakati macho yangu yalipepea kuamka kwa sauti za mlio wa mashine karibu na kitanda changu cha hospitali, macho yangu yalivutwa kwa tumbo langu ambalo lilikuwa limevimba sana nikionekana mjamzito. Nilijaribu kunyoosha vidole vyangu, lakini mara moja niligundua mguu wangu wa kulia ulihisi ganzi, nilijua upo kwa sababu ninauona, lakini sikuuhisi. Nilidhani, labda ni kwa sababu bado nimetulia, itachoka na nitaamka na kutembea kwa masaa kadhaa, nitakuwa sawa. Usiku huo, nilihisi vivyo hivyo. Kisha usiku uliofuata. Kisha ijayo. Singeweza kufikiria kamwe kwamba itanichukua karibu mwaka mzima kuweka uzito kabisa na kutembea peke yangu tena. ”
Olivia Eng S.C.A.R.S. Story (Apple Valley, California, United States // Hong Kong
"Kushikana, kucha, kukamata kushikilia kwa nguvu vipande vyako
Nafsi,
Inapovuka na kupita kupitia nyufa na mishono ambayo wakati mmoja ilifunga kingo hizi zilizobana,
Kama lava inayowaka moto na hamu ya hadithi ya incandescent inayosubiri kuambiwa, kufunuliwa,
Lakini isiuzwe kamwe
Kwa mtu anayetamani facade
Kwa maana haiwezekani ni:
Joto Bila moto
Jua bila mvua
Kipaji bila giza
Furaha bila maumivu. "
~ 2018
Olivia Eng S.C.A.R.S. Story (Hong Kong Island & Kowloon // California, USA)
I cannot set myself ablaze and turn to ashes to keep you warm
But I can pass you the flame from my candle
So that we both can traverse the storm
Hold my tongue, make myself small for your comfort, I will not, But exchange in a mirror reflection of respect I am willing,
Even if it’s not an agreement that is sought
I refuse to bleed my heart over ignorant acts deigned to silence, oppress, and trample my existence, But never more elated am I to share our soul struggles,
And uplift you on the path of persistence.
Invoke a fear in me deeper than the darkest night,
I guarantee you will not succeed
No one is above the calamities of this earthly realm, spite and evil must never take the lead
You don’t need permission to heal
You already possess the wisdom to your evolution
Trust, I am on my journey too,
Every day a step closer towards our Human revolution (2020)
Olivia Eng anapenda sana kucheza, muziki, mashairi, kusafiri, kuwasiliana na wengine kutoka kote ulimwenguni, na kusaidia wengine. Alihitimu kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha California, Irvine, akisoma densi ya Afro-Modern na Donald McKayle, na akizingatia Ngoma na Sosholojia. Anaendelea kusoma Afro-Contemporary, densi kutoka kwa Diaspora ya Kiafrika (Guinea, Senegal, Afro-Brazil), Nyumba, Mjini / Hip-Hop, Kisasa, Bhangara, Sauti, na densi ya Salsa.
Amecheza na kusoma kote Amerika, Singapore, Mexico, Cuba, New Zealand, Afrika (Senegal, Guinea) na Uropa (Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, na Austria). Hivi sasa yuko Oakland / eneo la Bay kama msanii wa taaluma nyingi, mwigizaji, choreographer, na mwalimu.
Wakati wa mfululizo wa upasuaji wa kiwewe kwa kasoro ya kuzaliwa ya mgongo ambayo ilianza mnamo 2012, alipewa msukumo wa kuanza kukuza MAKovu (Nguvu, Ujasiri, na Uimara wa Nafsi); maono yenye sura nyingi na dhamira ya kuonyesha nguvu ya uponyaji kupitia makutano ya usemi wa kisanii, densi, kusimulia hadithi na ubadilishanaji wa kitamaduni. Msukumo wa mradi huu ni mara tatu, uzoefu wake mwenyewe; dhana ya Wabudhi ya "kugeuza sumu kuwa dawa;" na "Kintsugi," mbinu ya sanaa ya Japani ya kurekebisha vitu vilivyovunjika na lacquer ya dhahabu (ambayo inaonyesha wazo kwamba kitu kibaya au kisicho kamili ni cha thamani zaidi na nzuri kwa sababu ya historia yake). MAKovu huheshimu sifa zetu za kipekee, mizizi yetu, na ushawishi wa kitamaduni, huku ikituunganisha kupitia hadithi na uzoefu ambao umesababisha makovu yetu, iwe yanaonekana au hayaonekani.
Sanaa ni mazoezi ya uponyaji kwa Olivia. Wakati wa mapumziko wakati hakuweza kucheza au kumudu huduma za afya ya akili, kuchora, mashairi, "Kintsugi" aliongoza upigaji picha, kujifunza ustadi wa media nyingi, kuungana na wengine ambao walipata kiwewe na uhusiano wa tamaduni nyingi ikawa tiba yake ya kushinda mapambano yake. Anataka kushiriki jukwaa hili kuleta pamoja na kuungana na watu kutoka kote ulimwenguni kupitia mapambano na ushindi wetu; kutoa nafasi kwa wengine kuhimizwa, kuhamasishwa na kuponywa. Wakati makovu yalizaliwa kutoka mahali pa kibinafsi na ya karibu, imekuwa nafasi wazi ya jamii kutafuta mazungumzo na ushirikiano; kuwakaribisha wasanii kwenye mipaka ili kuelimisha na kushiriki utamaduni wao, falsafa, na mazoea ya uponyaji ambayo yanajulisha na kuhamasisha safari yao ya uponyaji na mchakato wa ubunifu.
Anashukuru kabisa kucheza, kuunda, kushirikiana na kuigiza tena kupitia SCARS na vile vile na Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble, See Through Soul, Rising Rhythm Collective, na Duniya Dance and Drum Company.
~FIREBELLY~
Maneno yaliyotamkwa, choreography, na utendaji na:
Olivia Eng
Njia ya sauti ilifuata na kuhaririwa na:
Olivia Eng
Muziki:
"Safari" na Mwendo mweusi
Picha za video na:
Angelina Labate