Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
NationalityKalaallit Inuk, Canadian
Styleuaajeerneq
Websitewww.laakkuluk.com

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory or Laakkuluk, is a Kalaaleq (Greenlandic Inuk) performance artist, spoken word poet, actor, storyteller and writer based in Iqaluit, Nunavut.[1][2][3] She is known for performing uaajeerneq, a Greenlandic mask dance that involves storytelling and centers three elements: fear, humour and sexuality.[4][5] Bathory describes uaajeerneq as both a political and cultural act and an idiosyncratic art form.[6]

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