What is the core of Friidom’s movement philosophy has been the driving question behind what is known as Epiic Thesis. This performance is a discovery, testimony, graduation, and rite of passage marking Friidom’s two year MFA journey, alongside the friends and classmates who have traversed this path with him.
Forged through grief, tinnitus, and continuous train transit to sustain his studies and performance practice, Epiic places both the dream and the dreamer on trial. It confronts the pursuit of freedom during the climb toward success while reckoning with the tribulations faced in the valley. Within the performance, bodies navigate and dissect the street all style community session, the cypher, and the all style battle.
Friidom’s movement philosophy, Epiic Extraordinary People Ideas Imagination and Creativity, is rooted in the belief that freedom exists both in the climb and in the valley. The practice is organized around nine principles: Senses, Stride, Stance, Stability, Story, Stretch, Service, Strength, and Stillness. These function simultaneously as technique, theology, and an ethics of survival.
This work is an honest offering that names unseen labor, honors ancestry, and insists on creating the room rather than chasing it. Take breath at your own pace.
Social media: @friiddom for behind the scenes: @epiicthesis
