My Orpheus

"My Orpheus" draws inspiration from the grandiose personality of Jean Cocteau, the influential French film director, artist, and writer of the early 20th century. The performance seeks to explore a question that preoccupied Cocteau throughout his life: What is a poet? Perhaps a poet is a creator of new worlds, new lives, and new art—an immortal force whose creations endure through history. Just as Michelangelo’s Pietà, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Pina Bausch’s theater continue to influence and inspire, a poet’s work transcends time.

Can humanity itself be seen as a poet? Humanity possesses immense power to create, transform, and destroy, much like a deity. The audience is invited to engage with an abstract narrative that reflects these questions through the language of body and gesture. The performance portrays the poet's quest for creation and understanding, a continual dialogue with oneself, straddling the line between reality and a world of fantasy and illusion.