Macho Dancing is an extremely popular form of nightclub entertainment in the Philippines. Young men dance their hot shows for paying male, as well as female customers. Contemporary dancer, choreographer and pole dancer Eisa Jocson is originally from the Philippines. For her solo, she has appropriated the poses and movement repertoire of macho dancers and in doing so powerfully stirs up her spectator’s gender and status categories. The piece focuses on the social and sexual identity of a woman, who moves in an explicitly male way, and questions her weakness, vulnerability and economic dependency as a sexualized object. In her performance, she manages to evoke a third sex and generate shimmering ambiguity.

Concept, Choreography and Performance: Eisa Jocson * Lighting Design: Jan Maertens * Musical Composition: Lina Lapelyte * Coach: Rasa Alksnyte * Co-production: Workspacebrussels, Beursschouwburg Residency * Residency and Support form Workspacebrussels, Beursschouwburg, Wpzimmer.