To The Fullest is a space for experimenting with being in the world. The performance, inspired by the work of Black, queer American composer Julius Eastman (1940–1990), offers an embodied and vocal adaptation of his compositions Femenine and Masculine (1974).
Written for six performers, To The Fullest explores the relationship between gender and identity through the concept of the “glitch,” as developed by Legacy Russell. Deliberately nonlinear and elusive in its entirety, the piece presents a fragmented polyphonic experience. Through the repetition of movements based on the principles of accumulation and gradation, dear to Julius Eastman, Fallon Mayanja, Kishie Ajani Mofita, Kongi Mbunga, Nathan Felix-Rivot, Phantom Wizard, and Lázara Rosell Albear embody the transformative and self-generative power of the glitch.
The layering of perspectives, narratives, and aesthetics unfolds imagery that serves both as an archive and a vision of the future.
Direction, Concept: Fallon Mayanja
Choreography, movement direction: Willie Stark
Dance, movements: Kishie Ajani Mofita, Kongi Mbunga, Nathan Felix-Rivot
Musical, sonore concept: Fallon Mayanja, Phantom Wizard, Lázara Rosell Albear
Lights, scenography: Juan Ferrari
Sculptures, documention: Diogo da Cruz
Stylist: Lauryne Curien
Curatorial text: Daisy Lambert
Supported by the French Embassy in Belgium
PREMIÈRE Da Singel 14.02.2025
WILLIE STARK 