Event banner. Purple greyscale clip of Ophira reclined back in their power wheelchair on stage. Pink rose sketches overlayed on top behind the event text in light pinks.
In the age of body positivity, where does chronic illness fit? In this show, developed through the Buddies in Bad Times Emerging Creator’s Unit and workshopped at the 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival, Ophira plays their body as a character finally getting its moment in the spotlight. Using music, comedy and storytelling this show deconstructs the relationship between Body and Mind-y as they navigate a world that wasn’t built for them.
This cabaret-style performance allows Calof to pull out all the stops—as a trained opera singer, a charismatic storyteller and a disarming comedienne.
Istvan Dugalin
Read more about the process behind this show in A Different Kind of Hustle article on Itermission Magazine.