ABSTRACT In this article, I think through decolonisation from the place of praxis and cultural artistic exchange in Global South-South encounters. I base my thinking on the concepts of ‘neighbouring’ by the Argentine theorist, [Savigliano, M. 2009. “Worlding Dance and Dancing Out there in the World.” In Rethinking World Dance Histories, edited by Susan Foster, 163–191. New York: Palgrave.] and ‘the gift’ by the French sociologist, [Mauss, M. 2011. The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies. London: Martino Fine Books.]. The paradox of being a ‘good neighbour’ or ‘friend’, lies in its offers of help and its implicit demands for a reciprocal counter-gesture. I work with the Melbourne based carnatic singer Uthra Vijay in a dialogic (auto) ethnography that explores our ongoing performance and collaboration since 2016, including our friendship and how we ‘neighbour’ with various intercultural partners including our ongoing work with Indigenous partners in Australia.

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去殖民化行动：作为女性主义跨文化表演的互惠姿态

摘要 在这篇文章中，我从全球南南相遇中的实践和文化艺术交流的场所来思考非殖民化。我的想法基于阿根廷理论家 [Savigliano, M. 2009.“Worlding Dance and Dancing Out in the World”的“邻里”概念。重新思考世界舞蹈历史，苏珊·福斯特编辑，163-191。纽约：Palgrave。] 和法国社会学家的“礼物”，[Mauss, M. 2011。礼物：古代社会交换的形式和功能。伦敦：马蒂诺精品书籍。]。成为“好邻居”或“朋友”的悖论在于它提供帮助和对互惠反手势的隐含要求。我与墨尔本的 Carnatic 歌手 Uthra Vijay 合作进行对话（自动）民族志研究，探讨我们自 2016 年以来的持续表现和合作，