BUST: some attempts at rewilding the chest

What stories does a chest carry? Some are visible on the skin or clothes: traces of struggle, transition, affirmation. Others are hidden beneath the ribcage:  embodied memories of love, fear, grief, rage.

BUST excavates the femme chest as a contested body zone—shaped by history, intimacy, and power. Drawing on punk’s disruptive energy, the work opens a personal, political, and sensorial archive. The two performers move as explorers through shifting landscapes- from construction and archaeological sites to poetic, wild terrains. Breath, lungs, and heart become the compass for navigating and unfolding these layers.

BUST is a multidisciplinary performance in collaboration with the punk duo Personbag and visual artist and ceramist Natalia Manta. It blends dance and wearable installation. The work brings together practices around the body as archive, rewilding the body, ceramic and metal work, and raw punk sound.

Credits: 

Concept, Choreography & Performance: Maria Pisiou & Αnna Riley-Shepard
Composition & Sound Design:  Personbag (Lana Harris & FiFi)
Wearable Sculpture & Set:  Natalia Manta
Dramaturgy: Rodia Vomvolou
Photo  & Video: Jace Kunfermann
Video editing: Maria Pisiou

In co-production with Tanzhaus Basel, CH

With the support of Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Het Cultuurfonds, Tanzhaus Basel