DSTFN / DON’T SPOIL THE FAMILY NAMEPRESENTATION 001 / HALIFAX
PRESENTATION 001
HALIFAX
BREAKING CIRCUS
2164 AMALAMEK WAY
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
OCTOBER 23–25, 2026
FREE ADMISSION
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
THE EXHIBITION / FOUR ACTS, ONE INQUIRY
THE
EXHIBITION
A VERSION IS NOT THE WHOLE.
FORMATION IS NOT DEFINITION.
ACT I / THE GAZE
They see a
version of you.
- 98%
- What Happened To The 2%?
ACT________I
INPUT______BODY
OUTPUT_____VERSION
STATE______MEASURED
INTERLUDE / SOL-1
Presence produces response.
The earlier kinetic research project where part of DSTFN’s responsive language began.
- SOL-1 Interlude
ACT II / THE FORMATION
Pressure becomes posture.
Figures carry, merge, pull and support. Their irregularities remain visible as evidence of how they were made.
- Do They Have Two Heads?
- Carry On
- Come And Put It On My Head
- Remember Whose Child You Are // RÁNTÍ ỌMỌ ẸNI TÍ ÌWỌ Ń ṢE
- Where Do We Draw The Line?
METHOD_____HAND-MOLDED
CONTROL____REDUCED
ERROR______PRESERVED
STATE______FORMING
FORMATION IS NOT DEFINITION.
ACT II / CONTINUED
FORMATION IS
NOT DEFINITION.
CARRY ON / FORM REMAINS OPEN
REMEMBER
WHOSE CHILD
YOU ARE.
RÁNTÍ ỌMỌ ẸNI TÍ ÌWỌ Ń ṢE
ACT III / THE INHERITANCE
Some versions existed before you did.
- Longer Throat
- Olojokokoro
- Do They Have Two Heads? Reimagined
Language and family memory carry what was passed down.
EPILOGUE / THE CHOICE
Who gets the
final word?
- The Version They See
- The One That Truly Sees
Which perceptions deserve influence and authority?
PUBLIC PROGRAM
My Father’s Shadow
A FILM BY AKINOLA DAVIES JR.
SATURDAY / OCTOBER 24
SCREENING / 5 PM