As part of the Roundbarn Dance Series at Churchtown Dairy, Imani x Jakob, an artistic duo that I’ve had the pleasure of working with in the past, had a residency and performance of a new work, ALL YOU SEE IS COWS IN THE CITY: A surreal, site-responsive performance exploring rebellion, ecology, and urban decay.
In this new work, NYC-based art duo imani & jakob (imani,a dancer from New Orleans, and jakob, a visual artist from the Bronx) imagine a world where cows reclaim the city—not as livestock, but as agents of revolt. Inspired by graffiti artist Skeme’s phrase “all you see is crime in the city,” the duo subverts that line to ask what it means when nature fights back.