(no) i Don't Want to Leave You Whole / 'cause that may Leave Me Empty

video premiere on I Care If You Listen, November 2020 | original live performance at Frederick Loewe Theater for NYU's Pulsing & Shaking Festival, February 2020)

no), i don’t want to Leave You Whole / ‘cause that may Leave Me Empty is an angry piece, although it might not seem angry at first. It describes the frustration of being tethered to a person or a system that you feel abandoned by, and realising that this has left you drained and powerless.

Full Credits: Choreography & Dance: Lay'la K. Rogers & Nyasia Fraser/Violin: Yaz Lancaster/Engineering & Mixing: Madeleine Flieger/Photography & Editing: Gianfranco Bello/Written, performed & creative directed by Nyokabi Kariuki/