Pickles

There’s still a jar, and a lid. And there’s definitely still a pickle. I’m still in this pickle. I’m still the pickle. 

A transformation takes place as the solution of pickling as a coping mechanism wears off. Using voice and dance, this piece follows the journey of a lumpy, green gherkin as she wonders: “Doesn’t everyone have a thing that they trap in a jar and soak until it’s no longer raw or vulnerable?”

Originally developed as a 10-min solo, the work explores: the journey of grief, coping mechanisms, time needed but not given –or maybe given, but not at the right time– and transformation. It’s about the process of digesting the moment of and after an event that cannot be understood, and all the things we feel and question along the way.

Performed at:

Dance In Vancouver Festival at Boombox in Vancouver, BC. 2024

Focus Group at Q7 Studios in Vancouver, BC. 2022