IFIF, 2023, performance, 60 minutes
IFIF is a secular, group ritual in the form of a game that employs chance, dance, and trance. It is one of many exercises that was born out of a methodology Mast began developing during the pandemic. Mast and her collaborators employ hypnosis, tantra, dom/sub dynamics, emotional attunement, physical movement, free writing, and theatrical techniques to invent consent and boundary frameworks that engage the subconscious and mine it as a tool for creation and transformation. It was workshopped with dancers in Leuven, Belgium for one week and presented at the M Museum as part of the Playground Festival.
Performed by: Amine Mazhoud, Åsa Ewing, Daisy Jacobson, David Ramalho, Mercedes Ferrari, Ola Korniejenko, Tars Vandebeek
Costumes: Emily Mast & the performers
Sound: Yehuda Duenyas
Video: David Jacowbski