Services 2 — WACsmash: Reels of Time

She is Her, Her is Me

Creator: Monique Berber

Cast: Elizabeth Altamirano, Angel Anderson, Mila Godina, Aryeal Lands, Faith Louise, Jovahna Solalindez

Call To Action

I want my audience to begin to question how they view Black and Brown women. Along with thinking about if they hold expectations or certain ideals towards these women? Where do these ideas come from? I want other women who identify with my piece to see themselves. I hope they see that every inch of them is beautiful and worthy. That regardless of how society might see them, they know we as a cast see them for who they are. I encourage others to shift the way they see Black and Brown women by allowing them to be themselves. That we are more than just strong, angry, and victims. That we are healers, divine, nurtures, lovers, and HUMAN.

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Bio.

I am Monique Berber, a third year WAC Dance and Chicanx/Central American studies Major.
“She is Her, Her is Me” is about Black and Brown women seeking community, healing, nurturing and solutions for generational trauma. The piece showcases a battle that is both internal and external. Showcasing how often times not only are we as Black and Brown women fighting against society's expectations and stereotypes but also fighting within our own communities. That even at times we are at battle with ourselves.

We would like to acknowledge the Tongva peoples as the traditional caretakers of the land UCLA stands on. We are grateful and pay our due respects to ancestors, elders, and relatives past, present, and emerging.