M[xx]: The Dignity Project

M[xx], a performance collage: A. wants a baby, B. wants an abortion, teenagers squiggle, middle-aged women sweat, the grandmas go wild, and The One decides it's time for flight. Medical machinery shifts and the female (xx) body moves from birth to death. Where is the dignity in it all? M[xx]: The Dignity Project is a performance piece that weaves the experiences of intergenerational American women of the South Asian diaspora, from menses to death through sketches, scenes, songs, movement, tableaux, and standalone installations. M[xx] asks: How do/can/will women live, age and die with dignity as their bodies navigate medical and aging care systems that are built on a key tenet: to prolong life?