Jelena Prljević

Devised, created and performed by: Jelena Prljević, Margarita Blush, Braley Degenhardt Installation/set conceived, designed and created by: Jelena Prljević Performance coaching by: Margarita Blush Costumes designed and created by: Jelena Antanasijević Music composed by: Slobodan Jukić aka Sloxxx 2017 The Red Chair uses live performance, animation, projections, room-size paper installation, and sound to accentuate the conflict between ideas of freedom and confinement from a female perspective. The work focuses on female courage and the moment we choose the path of self-discovery. It explores complexities between female relationships and the ways they inform the chosen path. Paper is used as the primary material and conceptual tool because of its transformative and resilient qualities. The animation projections expand the installation throughout the space making the audience an integral part of the immersive theatrical experience. The nonverbal movement performance is enveloped in light, shadows, and sound and follows three female characters as they move between entrapment and freedom, a journey that requires continuous female support.