{"id":7110,"date":"2026-08-25T17:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laserre.ca\/?post_type=artistes-recherche&#038;p=7110"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:37:41","slug":"isi-bhakhomen","status":"publish","type":"artistes-recherche","link":"https:\/\/laserre.ca\/en\/artists-research\/isi-bhakhomen\/","title":{"rendered":"isi bhakhomen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-c90co5-942ddd9db8acc5b43a4a0ca38d02f29b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7110'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-b3xnn9-518a3c0986dd44db6c9f4a3904d4c74a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><span class=\"ls-page-titre\">isi bhakhomen<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mgil49e4-2578fc3a6b760039729bf51d79ee960d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mgil49e4-2578fc3a6b760039729bf51d79ee960d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mgil49e4-2578fc3a6b760039729bf51d79ee960d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mgil49e4-2578fc3a6b760039729bf51d79ee960d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  ls-home-top-image'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-7109 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7109 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2.jpg\" alt='' title='111+TESTing+ground+20260207-HC (1) (2)'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/laserre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/111TESTingground20260207-HC-1-2-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgil4juv-eb8e62b43cb330b47af0fb62d783602d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock ls-font-50'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">isi bhakhomen is a writer of Afro-Peruvian and Nigerian descent. Their varied works explore themes of black femme power, ancestral memory, humour and absurdity. Through stories they aim to build worlds that give Black folks the freedom to breathe, to laugh and to heal. A dub poet once described them as &#8220;a fiercely blossoming independent artist.&#8221; A loving teacher stated that they were &#8220;a force to be reckoned with both as a performer and as a writer.&#8221; And their formerly estranged father now calls them &#8220;brilliant.&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">isi graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada\u2019s acting program in 2021. Currently they are based in downtown Toronto. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgilfnqj-7ae00f11cf5c81712c775b11c20fa52c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock ls-artiste-liens'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a class=\"ls-artiste-lien ls-artiste-siteweb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.isibhakhomen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> <a class=\"ls-artiste-lien ls-artiste-instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/isi_bhakhomen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-8oh2vp-e190b3292fcf019b530ab06671039a4b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7110'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgilghl6-8f7255eacb7ba4ccd0959d25a84ebf6d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock ls-font-100'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 class=\"center\">Tierra Negra<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-72ij51-64a1d0e4787257e29badad624f11362d sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-72ij51-64a1d0e4787257e29badad624f11362d\">\n.flex_column.av-72ij51-64a1d0e4787257e29badad624f11362d{\nwidth:100%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-72ij51-64a1d0e4787257e29badad624f11362d .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:0%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-72ij51-64a1d0e4787257e29badad624f11362d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_full  ls-font-28 first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgilhtya-569e34d78b22e766157de465f07d731f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock ls-deux-colonnes-suivi'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tierra Negra<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a dance-play that explores the joys and frustrations of moving through the Western world in a Black, Fat, Queer, Femme and Latinx body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than creating explicitly testimonial work or seeking sympathy, isi wants to create a space for release \u2014 through both softness and intensity. To be able to go to the food bank in peace. To build a universe where only Black femmes are invited to eat, ferociously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a first-time collaboration with a krump dancer, the research will focus on developing the project\u2019s physical and expressive vocabulary beyond dramaturgical text. This approach is grounded in an experimental and DIY sensibility, drawing on movement, sound, found objects and sonic world-building to create the layering effects of a collage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through these elements, the artist seeks to create a ritual space where diasporic Black Femme Rage can emerge \u2014 a protest against the enduring legacy of misogynoir.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div  class='flex_column av-5gcp1x-8005bcfa694dd36765f176c74f8d02af av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3kis3p-3f477bc84963f66a9282aac44412d419 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  ls-font-28 first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgilm352-8463585c31eac640e9d498fd8ca5059a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock ls-artiste-credits-titre'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>CREDITS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-mgilni7n-efebf01b54477d8ad738df91aa1e3f57  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-mgilmw5w-91bdadf4bae648e14a6fd715b1f009f0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1'>Team<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Creation, Text and Performance<\/strong><br \/>\nisi bhakhomen<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Movement and Performance<\/strong><br \/>\nGloria Mampuya<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dramaturgy<\/strong><br \/>\nKalale Dalton-Lutale<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-276l79-022841fa0f5019cadaaeb5b4b03f1269 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7109,"template":"","class_list":["post-7110","artistes-recherche","type-artistes-recherche","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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