with Dato Koridze and Uta Bekaia at The Gray Center at UChicago, March 2025

Revolutionary Frequencies brought together artists and scholars to celebrate revolutionary frequencies and their embodied and gestural histories. Built on oft quoted adage: “If I can’t dance it’s not my revolution” we invite you to join us to dialogue, listen, and move together to build on the histories of dance and resistance from ACT UP to Chicago’s House scene and Tbilisi’s underground queer resistance. The evening at The Gray Center began with “Chronicles of Resistance,” an exhibition by photographer and DJ Dato Koridze documenting the role that the underground queer dance scene has played in the recent demonstrations in Tbilisi, Georgia.  After the exhibition reception, we convened a roundtable discussion about dance and resistance with Theaster Gates, Thomas DeFrantz, Kris Trujilo, Jonathan Flatley, DJ Duane Powell, Dato Koridze, and Uta Bekaia, moderated by Leah Feldman. This was  followed by a performance by drag artist Miss Angelíca Grace, Empress Darling Shear and Uta Bekaia featuring costumes by Bekaia.  Which immediately led kicked off a dance party with DJ sets by Citizens Union (Dato Koridze) and DJ Duane Powell.

Photos by Natasha Moustache

Photo by Dato Koridze