Melanie Manos Presents New Performance Work

Stamps Teaching Professor Melanie Manos debuted two new participatory performances as part of Queer Touch, an evening of durational performance. ​“Reaching (I Am)” creates space for extended and overlapping expression, while ​“Lead and Follow/​Follow and Lead” invites de/re-constructing of gendered dance roles. Both performance works begin with solo movement and gradually invite participatory action.

Curated by Emerson Granillo (MFA ​’23), Queer Touch took place on July 11, 2025 at Sometimes Space, a project founded by Stamps Lecturer Nathan Byrne (MFA ​’21) in Ypsilanti, MI.