Dead Ends by Political Movement

Dead Ends is a choreographic exploration of exhaustion, identity, and self-reclamation. Emerging from the experience of giving so much of oneself that little remains recognizable, the work moves through states of depletion, disconnection, and renewal. Through repetition, vulnerability, and release, Dead Ends considers healing as an ongoing process; one rooted not in resolution, but in the possibility of growth, change, and returning to oneself.

run time: 10 minutes

Creative Team
choreographer, performer: Aria Evans
dramaturgy: Dedra McDermott
producer: Tara Butler
lighting designer, stage manager: Sharon DiGenova
music:

Komiku - A tale about somewhere, where the end of the story already occurs
File Under Toner - orgy
Komiku - The end
TRG Banks - Daybreak in a new town
HoliznaCC0 - The End

note: The idea for Dead Ends has been adapted from explorations with The Mermaid Project facilitated by Ximena Huizi.

​Performances
Registry Theatre, Kitchener Ontario
June 2023

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
August 2023

Art Holm No. 9, Winnipeg
November 2024