After Bali
A meditation on aftermath, travel and the stories we tell about disaster.
Synopsis
The piece reflects on distance, media and personal narrative in the wake of catastrophe. Developed in readings at Russian-language festivals.
Themes
Production history
- Readings at Russian-language festivals
Excerpt
You learn about it on a screen first. Always on a screen. The island is burning, or flooding, or simply disappearing from the feed — replaced by the next thing. You were there once. You have photos. They feel indecent now.
The play asks what we owe to catastrophe when we were not in it — only near it, or adjacent, or lucky. Developed in readings at Russian-language festivals. Full text available on request.
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