Undesirable Elements: Secret Survivors
Photo Credit: Adam Nadel
Artist
Amita Swadlin
A theatrical multimedia production featuring survivors of child sexual abuse sharing their stories through dramatic narrative. The piece, which draws upon Ping Chong & Company’s Undesirable Elements model (an interview-based theater project exploring social justice issues through the lens of culture and identity), seeks to break taboos, improve community and policy responses, and generate healing through storytelling. Led by Amita Swadhin, a queer educator, anti-violence activist, and incest survivor, the performance will showcase the story of a South Asian American survivor and provide tools to help service providers better understand child sexual abuse in Asian American communities.
