BUST
in co-production with Tanzhaus Basel
What stories does a chest carry? Some are visible on the skin or clothes — traces of struggle, transition, affirmation. Others are hidden beneath the ribcage — embodied memories of love, fear, grief, rage.
BUST investigates the femme chest as a contested body zone. Drawing on punk’s disruptive energy, the work opens a personal, political, and sensorial archive. The two performers move as explorers through shifting landscapes- from construction and archaeological sites to poetic, wild terrains. Breath, lungs, and heart become the compass for navigating and unfolding these layers.
BUST is a multidisciplinary performance by Anna Riley-Shepard and Maria Pisiou, in collaboration with the punk duo Personbag and visual artist and ceramist Natalia Manta. It blends dance, punk music, and wearable installation. The work brings together practices around the body as archive, rewilding the body, ceramic and metal work, and raw punk sound.
TOUR DATES
22-24 April 2026 || Tanzhaus Basel (CH première, co-production)
8-9 May 2026 || PLEIN Theater, Amsterdam (NL première)
24-25 July 2026 || Theater De Sloot, Amsterdam
24 September 2026 || COKO Space, Amsterdam
Concept, Choreography & Performance: Maria Pisiou & Anna Riley-Shepard
Composition & Sound Design: Personbag (Lana Harris & FiFi)
Wearable Sculpture & Set: Natalia Manta @natalia_manta
Dramaturgy: Rodia Vomvolou
Thinking Together: Fer Gonzalez Morales
Photos & Video: Jace Kunfermann & Camille Janssen
Video editing: Maria Pisiou
Special thanks to Corinne Eckenstein, Sebastian Züber, Kihako Narisawa, Movement Laboratory, and Laura Boser
Made possible with the support of Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Het Cultuurfonds, Tanzhaus Basel, Sky Studio Amsterdam, DANSLAB Noord, and Onassis AiR.