Intermission:

Intermission: is a four-course dinner evening event for femme-identifying individuals to connect with strangers  and deepen connections with friends and acquaintances. The goals of the event are connection, relaxation, and nourishing the mind and the body. The evening begins with cocktails while Conarro compiles a collection of photos of each guests’ hand to document the presence and integral participation of each guest. During dinner, guests are invited to take hand-written, inconsequential questions from bowls around the table as entry points of dialogue. For every new course, Conarro presents a new seating arrangement. Guests change their seats and are surrounded by new people, new cuisine, and new circumstances. As they leave, guests are given a printed original work of two hands in a gesture of offering created by Conarro for the event.

Intermission: wants to take away the reasons why gathering as women is so challenging. All women face different obstacles that keep them from gathering and building community, leaving few opportunities for multigenerational exchange. This project aims to create an intermission from these constraints. Within the project, Conarro invites one or more women to co-host with her, ensuring that no single person knows everyone attending, including herself. The common thread connecting all attendees is their shared gender-identity and experiences therein.