Part dance, part song, part embodied ted talk, part cyberpunk, part performance art, part possession, ALIEN embraces the body as foreign to self and others, often alienated inside change.
ALIEN is a solo work that embraces the notion of an alien body. Part dance, partly embodied ted talk, part poetry, part cyberpunk, part esoteric performance art, part possession, and part song, explores the body as foreign to self and others, often alienated inside change.
The work is a surreal satire and an intense embodied critique of societal control over bodies, or any notion of a “best version,” which no one knows what that is, while our planet undergoes profound change. It uses objects, words and actions to deconstruct any remaining notion that the feminine is anything but wild.
"What a beautiful performance ❤️ It was stunning all round"-Petra Mingneau (photographer), TinyFest, 2023
"You will be lucky to have experienced a performance by Alexa Wilson. I am always enthralled, she has a unique way of mashing together so much complexity and feeling into every work she does, its incredibly powerful". - 999, Sara Cowdell, Performance Art Week Aotearoa (PAWA) Artistic Director, 2018
Audience warnings
This show contains adult themes, haze, and strobe.
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