“Yet This is Me Eating tackled a visceral reality, the fraught and animalistic need to eat, its aesthetic elegance in counterpoint to its theme.(…) this dramatization of eating in tension with civility, body image, and ethics made a work of beauty and fascination.There is no judgment in the art of Et Alia—none on the spot, at least.”
- John Osburn for Osburnt
An immersive theater installation made of women bodies as they deal with their relationship to eating.
This is Me Eating____ started as an online project where women from all over the world were invited to fill in the blank and create a piece of their own that dealt with their relationship to eating and food.
After receiving the City Artist Corps Grant, Et Alia Theater produced This is Me Eating____ as an immersive, live theater performance.
Picture a space with human, flawed bodies expressing what they are “eating” (both metaphorically and literally) through the use of their movements and voices.
The theme of food and body image is very specific and unique to different cultures and traditions, yet almost the same in its effect on mental health and societal pressures.
Devised & Produced by Et Alia Theater
Directed by Debora Balardini
Associate Produced by Dave Morrissey Jr.
Sound/Lighting/Projection Designed by Dave Morrissey Jr.
Concept by Giorgia Valenti
THIS IS ME EATING___
Alchemical Studios and A.R.T./New York Gala
PRESS:
Watch the trailer here.
Online Edition
This is Me Eating___ is an online series that deals with food, eating and body image. Each participant who feels inspired by this project can submit a piece (which can take any form: videos, poetry, monologues etc.) and fill in the blank with what they are metaphorically eating.
COMPANY MEMBERS' VIDEOS:
SUBMISSIONS:
PRESS:
"...Et Alia is truly making the best out of a bad situation and uniting artists across the world in a project that is both intimate and moving..."
