Kledia Spiro in Leaves Some Kind of Residue

Friday August 9 and Saturday August 10, 2024, 7:30 pm (doors at 7 pm)

Kledia Spiro, “Te dua aq shumë: I love you so much”

Spiro will present excerpts from her dad’s own poetry notebooks through her performance. Her ultimate goal is to translate all of his work, including his dissertation, starting with this performance. Collaborating with her mom, she designed an outfit: a silver bodysuit with a skirt made of zippers. Spiro will perform while translating some of her father’s poetry, which has deeply influenced her family and promises to resonate with the audience.

To give and receive.

Te dua aq shumë.

During her performance, Spiro will invite members of the audience to trace her body and each other’s bodies on top of hers. Participants will then extract words from her outfit to collectively create new poetry within this new communal body. After the performance, Spiro plans to send everyone the collaborative piece they co-created.

Other participating artists: NiFe Lucey-Brzoza, “Leaves Some Kind of Residue”; Laila J. Franklin, “Loose”; Nora Stephens, “No Need To Argue Anymore”