Do you like to watch or be watched? She enjoys the feeling of your gaze upon her.

Elle Peril is a con artist. Elle Peril is an identity crisis. Elle Peril is the truest lie she ever told.

When a girl from the USA falls victim to a heinous crime, she impulsive moves to Berlin and invents a fictional life to cope with the traumatic consequences. Inspired by the autobiographic experiences of performance artist and poet Lena Chen, Poseur explores the power and the peril of living as a woman in the public gaze.

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Debuted April 28, 2019 at Expo Festival, English Theatre Berlin.

Team
Text and Performance: Lena Chen
Stage Direction: Frederika Tsai
Music: Alex Weber
Animation: Lucas Paixao
Visual Design and Live Camera: Effie Wu
Additional Visual: Stephanie Ballantine
Dramaturgy Consult: Olivia Hyunsin Kim
Photography: Jerun Vahle

Press
Missy Magazine: “Der ultimative Akt der Selbstbestimmung”
ZITTY: “Schön, stolz und selbstbestimmt”