What Next 2025 - Programme 2

MANY MEs (40 min)

Concept, direction, text and performance by Rocío Domínguez

MANY MEs explores Rocío’s experiences of transit, loss and rebirth. Rocío delves into an unending quest for the completion of a rite of passage, where echoes of a sister’s death, the lingering wounds of a violent love relationship, and the ache of a distant home intertwine.

Rocío immerses herself in the liminal space of mourning and uprooting, navigating a realm suspended in time. MANY MEs is one of three productions in the series that the artist calls Steps Towards Myself, which includes works in different formats. In MANY MEs, Rocío collaborates with music composer Ingrid Bocek, and visual artist Ross Ryder, who conceived hologram effects within the piece. 

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False Memories (18 min)

Created by Tú Hoàng and Hiro Murata. Performed by Tú Hoàng and Ashley Affolter.

False Memories is created around the concept of the psychological mind through the perspective of two individuals that have an unspeakable connection with each other. In an abstract way, the feeling stays that they are one entity in their spiritual world, whether they are together or separated in physicality. 

Our memory is a very fragile concept. Sometimes we remember things the way we want them to be. Our imagination helps us escape our own reality in order to find comfort or peace. 

Tú Hoàng is an Aerowaves Twenty24 artist. Aerowaves is a platform funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.