Walk a Mile in My Shoes

Summary:

Started in 1999, this performance project will continue until 100 pairs of shoes are sent out  all over the world. Recipients of the shoes  are invited to walk or dance a mile and then to report back on the experience. Before sending them off, Nengudi sometimes takes the shoes out for a stroll herself.

Besides being a meditational exercise on problems  inherent to walking in another’s shoes, Nengudi sees the project as embodying the spirit of collaboration and creative cross pollination.

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2 04 2010
Walk a Mile in My Shoes 6 « African American Performance Art Archive (20:34:41) :

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2 04 2010
Walk a Mile in My Shoes 1 « African American Performance Art Archive (20:35:52) :

[…] Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Flipflops received from Amsterdam on 6/08/04; worn on 6/15/04, […]

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2 04 2010
Walk a Mile in My Shoes 14b « African American Performance Art Archive (21:06:41) :

[…] Walk a Mile in My Shoes: postcard to Senga […]

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