BYOB - Bring Your Own Body

BYOB (bring your own body) was a performance art piece in which the materials of a party are deconstructed in mini rituals that both reminisce and mourn party culture. These materials consist of: Sound, Lights, Dress, Drink and Food. The show was created as a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic and developed, quite literally, by the physical and psychological restrictions of a changed/changing world. Using a textual score of poetic listings of what we cannot do, the show aims to offer not only a gentle melancholy, but also grasp at optimism in its offerings of ‘but we can…’. BYOB is underscored by an alternative party playlist consisting of; Harold Budd, Briano Eno, BBC Birdsong and Torvil and Dean's Bolero, all masked behind classic disco album covers.

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‘We can’t all dance together… but we can feel each other’s presence’. BYOB offers just one alternative to a party in the liminal space caused by the pandemic. Although a melancholic space, BYOB aims to offer hope and shine a light on the importance of the return of party culture.