I came here to Weep

First presented at Brooklyn’s Chocolate Factory Theatre in 2023, I came here to Weep is a performance installation led by Bessie-Award winning choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Yanira Castro and co-created with the public. It is a multimodal, interactive project made up of participatory scores with corresponding materials and a built audio environment designed by NU faculty member and sound artist Stephan Moore. This iteration of the participatory performance is the culmination of a 2-week artist residency at Northwestern focused on design. I came here to Weep examines U.S. territorial possession, Puerto Rican sovereignty, and invites the audience into a collective exorcism.