U P C O M I N G

NEW WORK

This work is a collaboration between zoe | juniper and punk band  Xiu Xiu, a dance and live music performance created with dramaturge Mikhaela Mahony, choreography by Zoe Scofield, set by Sara Brown, text by Dahlak Brathwaite, video projection design by Juniper Shuey, puppets by Joe Seely and four stellar dancers.This piece is inspired by being falsely accused of sexual misconduct while simultaneously being a survivor of sexual assault. The injustice of being wrongfully accused of sexual harassment sits in stark contrast to the lack of prosecution of sexual perpetrators and the justice that is often not received. The paradox of asking to be believed while asking for someone making similar yet false accusations to not be believed is jarring and difficult to reconcile.

 zj and Xiu Xiu examine the Crucible, the reversal of Roe vs Wade, the backlash against the MeToo movement, the insidiousness of patriarchy, and Jordan Peele’s horror films, performed live by XX and dancers on a sculptural set. Peele’s film and T.V. work turns racism into physical horror and like a monster in a horror film, the patriarchy mutates to survive. It co-opts the language of feminism and resistance while stripping away our rights. Each time we lose more agency over our lives and our bodies, this project becomes more relevant.

P R E M I E R I N G  M A Y  2 0 2 5

T H E  M O O R E   T H E A T E R,  S E A T T L E,  W A

COLLABORATORS

Created and Choreographed by Zoe Scofield

Original music by Xiu Xiu  

Directed by Zoe Scofield with Mikhaela Mahony

Set and Visuals by Juniper Shuey 

Dramaturgy by Mikhaela Mahony

Produced by Lilach Orenstein

Masks by Joe Seely

Props by Rebecca A Gessert

Costumes by Kaye Voyce 

Performance by Mandolin Burns, Aden Hurst, Melody Morrow and Zoe Scofield with Jamie Stewart and Hyunhye (Angela) Seo

Understudies Giordana Falzone and Caitlin Javech

Production Assistance by Emma Lawes

Administrative Assistance by Neva Guido

Photos by Anton Karraa