Gabrielle Civil

Gabrielle Civil is a black feminist poet, conceptual and performance artist, originally from Detroit, MI. In summer 2014  she premiered “_____ is the thing with feathers” and reprised “Say My Name” (an action for 270 abducted Nigerian girls) at “Call & Response,” an innovative two-part festival of black women and performance that she organized at Antioch College. Other recent work includes: “Fugue (Da, Montréal)” at the Hemispheric Institute Encuentro in Montreal, Canada (June 2014); “Aide-mémoire,” at the AFiRiperFOMA Biennial in Harare, Zimbabwe (Nov. 2013); and a restaging of John Cage’s “How to Get Started.” Gabrielle is currently circulating Swallow the Fish, her critical/creative text on black feminist performance art practice. She is Associate Professor of Performance at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. The aim of her work is to open up space. www.gabriellecivil.com