Details
Date(s)Sat, Sep 28, 2024
2:00pm
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Overview
The Aprons of Power is taking place in New York City and is looking for participants! On Saturday, September 28th, starting at 2pm, the procession will make its way across the Brooklyn Bridge to Foley Square as an act of solidarity with those whose reproductive rights are endangered, suppressed, or denied.
Any and all are welcome to participate in this performance as we celebrate the diversity in our New York community.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Irish Arts Center at rachael@irishartscenter.org before September 25th.
There are limited spaces available.
Please let us know of any accessibility needs you may have in advance.
In 2023 when Fallon was invited by curator Lívia Paldí and Director Nikolett Éross of Budapest Galeria to create a new public work Jelen Vagyok / I am Present / Adsum, that highlighted social inequalities, systemic violence and the lack of female and queer representation in public spaces by raising aprons in prominent - and thus male-centric - urban spaces.
A follow up performance was enacted in front of Hungarian President Viktor Orbans state office, Sandór Palóta on International Women’s Day in 2024 to draw attention to the Propaganda Law of 2021, enacted by Orbáns government an anti-LGBTQ+ law which among other measures restricts LGBTQ+ visibility and bans the pride flag.
An apron is a garment that denotes service, particularly in its plain white form, and the history of aprons is both powerful and patriarchal. The Aprons of Power was first performed in 2018 to Repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Irish constitution, which equated the lives of a fetus and a living pregnant woman, effectively banning abortions and severely compromising maternal healthcare. The amendment was thus removed following a referendum in 2018. Under various other other names and spanning continents, the methodology of the protest has continued evolving since its inception six years ago. Aprons formed part of a social structure. Only in the second half of the 20th century did the apron become a garment associated with female domestic rituals and deemed diminutive and subservient. The action of Raising the Apron is influenced by the ancient practice of Anasyrma or the raising of skirts. This is the exposure of the female genitals to ward off danger and curse invaders- a practice that has taken place throughout history and the world as a powerful protest.
Our Supporters
Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
