Anatomy of Hair [Floating Aura} is an expand­ed cin­e­ma per­for­mance that com­bines live pro­jec­tion, video, light, hair, and rit­u­al as a col­lec­tive prac­tice of resilience, migra­tion, and belong­ing. Cre­at­ed in col­lab­o­ra­tion with six­teen immi­grant women on Gov­er­nors Island, the work trans­forms filmed por­traits through live inter­ven­tions that merge the body with nat­ur­al ele­ments of Gov­er­nors Island. 

Through ges­tures inspired by rit­u­als, light is pro­ject­ed onto the body, recon­fig­ur­ing each participant’s emo­tion­al aura where hair func­tions as both con­duc­tor and metaphor.​

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Duration: 20 to 25 min​​

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Video projection and production design: Ivana Larrosa

Performer and Director: Ivana Larrosa

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Performed at New Women New Yorkers house on Governors Island, NY. August 8, 2026​