Masked Rituals

Two boxers fight to exhaustion, navigating the lines between violence and intimacy.

The fighters engage in training, and rituals of protection before facing off in a fight. The commentary in the background starts off narrating the fight before shifting into generated text on capitalist masculinity, and finally melting into a lush soundtrack, as the fighters start collapsing.

Credits
Performance, text, costume design, sound, poster and concept by Marcelo Daza and Yun Lee
Commentary voiced by Nile Harris
Costume fabricated by Naa Nuerkie
Procession led by Kwame Brenya
Trailer by Myra-ida van der Veen

Supported by Stroom The Hague and perfocraZe International Artist Residency

Past performances
7, 8-10-23: Acker Stadt Palast, Berlin DE
23, 24-06-23: Synergy Festival, Amsterdam NL
6-5-23: Flipchart, iii, The Hague NL
30-7-22: A$$cension, perfocraZe International Artist Residency, Kumasi GH