Other Practices / Projects

my autism diagnosis have acquainted me with yet another cycle of grief. it was precious purgatory. it was sorrow, rapture, anguish, relief, all of life’s riveting energy coursing through my soul

this work is filled with what i hope to be empathy extended. an olive branch to myself. this is grace and this is love. may this act as a catalyst — for us to inquire towards these parts of ourselves that we have deemed ‘negative’. may we watch our defences, our anger, our explosion with kindness, listen to them and find wisdom in the message these sensations are trying to communicate with us.

A GREAT LOVE STORY Between the Descendants of Raja Sri Wangsa (Patani), Ratu Kuning and The Young Prince of Johor. The Purity of the Marriage Ark That Was Built allegedly with envy and tricks, drifting deceived by Dang Sirat. For the sake of rank, Onar is sprinkled with evil magic to gain the love of the Young Lord.

This project served as Tristen's National Theatre debut.

Comfort, in itself is innately different for all of us. We all find comfort in different things. Some find comfort in the presence of a friend or family, some find comfort in spending time alone, some find comfort in food and indulging in the finer things in life etc.

The movement phrases that were devised and explored in this piece stemmed from the question "What does comfort mean to you?"