Becoming the Subject of Your Own Story -
Rather than the Object of Another's Gaze
This spoken word performance uses humor and first-person storytelling to uncover the various ways that women (and men) cheat the world of their fabulous human potential by focusing too often on appearance, sweetness and popularity, rather than living full lives. The show does not preach or instruct. Rather audience members discover their own empowerment through Kimberly’s funny and personal tales. Dark also offers five suggestions that can help anyone develop greater personal sovereignty and start becoming a more vibrant participant in life.
This spoken word performance uses humor and first-person storytelling to uncover the various ways that women (and men) cheat the world of their fabulous human potential by focusing too often on appearance, sweetness and popularity, rather than living full lives. The show does not preach or instruct. Rather audience members discover their own empowerment through Kimberly’s funny and personal tales. Dark also offers five suggestions that can help anyone develop greater personal sovereignty and start becoming a more vibrant participant in life.
"Becoming the Subject" Celebrates
More than a Decade of Performances
That's right, I've been performing the same educational theatre performance on college campuses for the past ten years. I'm a pretty prolific writer and usually I let the older offerings fall away as I develop new material, but this show has remained on the menu. Here's why...
These are the five strategies I offer at the end of Becoming the Subject of your Own Story (Rather than the Object of Another's Gaze):
You can find the rest of the strategies for becoming the subject of your own story (and more) below:
These are the five strategies I offer at the end of Becoming the Subject of your Own Story (Rather than the Object of Another's Gaze):
- Visualize your perfect world - in positive terms - and then act and think as though that's the world in which we already live.
- Practice your personal sovereignty by taking responsibility for all of your time and activities. CHOOSE what you will do and how, rather than feeling forced - your time is your own.
You can find the rest of the strategies for becoming the subject of your own story (and more) below:
| Becoming the Subject Celebrates Ten Years on the Road |
Audience Responses
Kimberly Dark’s talk provided a source of comfort for me because it created a community of women who all knew what Dark meant when she spoke about deciding how to handle tricky situations... I felt connected to women who understand exactly the type of fears those situations elicit.
I admire her for allowing the audience to join in on her experience and laugh and cry along with her… Dark’s message of finding peace with your inner self and seeing your body as home was relatable and inspiring and her tone and presentation invited the audience into a state of self reflection.
Something that I learned from Kimberly Dark’s performance is to stand up for my personal sovereignty. It is important to care about what others say… it is equally important to not be defined by the judgment of others and to practice to become the subject of one’s own story.
It was encouraging to see so many young women gathered together supporting each other in attempts to dismiss societal standards.