Issue 01 · The accent issue
Development issue — sample editorial content
02The Exchange
Conversations, in their own words
Long-form exchanges with the people making the work — held at the pace of a room, not a feed.
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Conversations in this issue
Imani Adeyemi
Restraint is a form of power
Kofi Danso
Amara Sow
Conversation · 18 min
Restraint is a form of power
“The room already has a sound. My job is to find the one place in it where nothing is competing, and put the truth there.”
- Recorded in one sitting
- Studio, late afternoon
Conversation · 14 min
The floor remembers first
“I stopped teaching steps. I teach people how to listen to a room, because the room is the score and the body is already keeping time.”
- Recorded after rehearsal
- Rehearsal room, evening
Conversation · 21 min
An archive is an argument
“Nothing in a collection is neutral. The moment you choose the order, you have written the sentence — the objects only supply the nouns.”
- Recorded in the archive
- Reading room, morning
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