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Expressions of the Climate Emergency
The Red Brigade: Bodies as a Form of Artistic Resistance
October 17, 2019
In many ways, the Red Brigade defies description. One article published about Flood the Seaport describes the group as an “international theatrical movement that attempts to draw attention to the climate crisis.” While this description captures what the Red Brigade is at its most basic level, its practices are far more nuanced. The surprising universality behinds its radical use of bodies as an expressive medium also compels public consciousness. Rather than warmly invite people into the climate movement, the Red Brigade forces them to confront the reality of the climate emergency with a challenge to use their own bodies in this artistic resistance.
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