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The Ritual

Stacy Makishi

a collage of artist Stacy Makishi standing on a couch and surfing on Hokusai's 'The Great Wave'
Couch surfing on Hokusai's 'The Great Wave'. Image by Stacy Makishi and Vick Ryder.

Find joy in everyday rituals in this online performance.

Are you ready to give some time to your grief? The Ritual is an intense, intimate communion between you and Stacy Makishi, all over a 30-minute Zoom. Let Stacy hold you through a transformational and sacred ritual with the most mundane household objects. Opening the fridge door offers a rite of passage. Flushing the toilet becomes a radical act of healing. You may not be housebound but coming home can set you free.

“Makishi creates an extraordinary sense of intimacy, at once one soothing and alarming… there are times that the performance nudges the profound.”

Exeunt

“On the phone and around the house, she guides a contemplation of all that we’ve lost – people, jobs, certainty. It’s a gentle, buoyant little piece.”

The Guardian

For more information on this project contact Farha Bi at farha@artsadmin.co.uk.

Date Title Venue City
15–29 November 2022 The Ritual RE:LOCATIONS Festival Denmark
24 May 2022 The Ritual Farnham Maltings Surrey
a collage of artist Stacy Makishi standing on a couch and surfing on Hokusai's 'The Great Wave'
Couch surfing on Hokusai's 'The Great Wave'. Image by Stacy Makishi and Vick Ryder.
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