becoming ghosts
10 —14 OCT 2023 | QUEEN VICTORIA WOMEN’S CENTRE | MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2023
This is a horror dance — a push and pull of pain and pleasure, mutating into something non-human, beyond human, or even godly... It pays homage and surrenders to the supernatural, drawing influence from creatures in Filipino folklore such as Aswang, as well as iconic psychological thriller and horror films such as Suspiria and The Grudge.
“Exquisite, cathartic and electric: the performer's body was fully alive in every moment of 'becoming ghosts'. I felt I was watching something only intended for the eyes of animals, forest, rock and sea, and it accessed something raw and human in me, simultaneously accessing something beyond-human, or un-human too. I left feeling unsettled and alive.” — Melbourne Fringe Dance Judge
Nominated for Best Work by an Emerging Artist, Melbourne Fringe Awards
Supported by Wear It Purple
Creator & Performer: Te Bajao (Ate Cheska)
Producer: Maki Morita
Composer: Nikodimos
Lighting Designer: Nahui Ludekens
Costume & Set Designer: Tamara Leacock
Stage Manager & Operator: Naavikaran
Photography by Vanessa Valenzuela