I GET SO EMOTIONAL BABY

Unruly female emotion was once attributed to a deviant womb wandering through the body. Our flesh is cast as monstrous in its capacity to feel. ‘Testimonial’ and ‘attest’ both derive directly from ‘testes’ – the gateway to truth is gendered – horror is a woman who knows. Pop, misogynistic horror tropes, Julia Kristeva’s theory of abjection, the sexist history of our health system, soft porn, Barbara Creed’s ‘Monstrous Feminine’. I Get So Emotional Baby looks at the ways in which women’s ownership of their own emotional and bodily realities is systemically threatened. Basement Theatre, Auckland October 2022 Choreography – Jessie McCall Performance – Anu Khapung, Sofia McIntyre, Sharvon Mortimer & Evie Logan Costume & Sound Design – Jessie McCall Producer – Zoe Nicholson Images – Jinki Cambronero & John Rata