By My Own Hand, Part 1: GHOSTING

With the word “ghost” as a thread to tie together ideas of self-effacement, the impossibility of memory, the slipperiness of language and associative thinking, GHOSTING centers deconstruction. It questions attempts we make at containment; at naming; at establishing lines and boundaries. Soundtracked by echoes and reverberations of past performances, rehearsals, and experiments, the show is an excavation and repurposing of the performance’s shadow or ghost. Allie populates the space with light, shadow, haunted objects, dancing, and songs as she toys with the perceived power of the systems we use to define ourselves such as astrology, psychotherapy, and dream interpretation. As the piece unfolds, GHOSTING coyly points to the futility of upholding a fixed persona in life, or in performance. Lighting design by Allison Knight-Blaine.

Performed at On the Boards in Seattle, WA, and at Performance Works NW in Portland, OR in 2022.