Empusa Abelha

Rosalie Neal | Belgium 

 A creature awakens, only to realize its time is already up. In Empusa Abelha, an enigmatic fusion of puppetry, movement, and sound, the cycle of creation, destruction, and transformation unfolds before your eyes. Inspired by the mesmerizing world of insects — especially the praying mantis and the queen bee — this hypnotic performance invites us to question what we leave behind and what we become. A unique puppet worn on the head of the performer breathes life into an ancestral being that lingers between human and insect, guiding us through an eerie, poetic, and clownish metamorphosis.