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solo performances 
directed, written and performed by Sara Debevec

lone rider description

The lone rider

The lone rider
the lone rider
The lone rider
the lone rider
the lone rider
The lone rider
the lone rider

Lone Rider explores human and animalistic nature through the narrative of a horse that has been abandoned by her cowboy. The act involves elements of burlesque cabaret and monologue. It was first performed at the Roundhouse in London on 2 April 2011.

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Photo credits: Yemisi Blake

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Cold mollusc

homeless snail
homeless snail
homeless snail

Cold Mollusc is a dark surreal dance and spoken word piece about a snail who has lost its home. It centres upon the themes of belonging, displacement and homelessness. The snail moves from garden to garden, trying to find a place to call home but it only finds pain and disappointment. It was first performed at the Roundhouse in London on 9 December 2011.

lonely fly description

Lonely fly

Lonely Fly
Lonely Fly
Lonely Fly
Lonely Fly

Lonely Fly is a piece about a lonely fly that wants to fall in love. 

 

This piece was first performed in Kafe Carma in Warsaw on 29 March 2014 as part of a charity fundraiser organised by Sara Debevec for victims of the 2014 floods in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia.

funeral inside my head description

Funeral inside my head

funeral inside my head
funeral inside my head
funeral inside my head
funeral inside my head
funeral inside my head

This is a multimedia art performance piece dedicated to Predrag Debevec, Sara's father, who passed away in 2012 due to Encephalitis (brain infection) caused by an unknown virus. The performance tries to capture the feeling of immense loss, pain and fear she experienced in the days before the funeral. The performance is also her way of saying 'goodbye.'

 

The performance uses a collage of two songs by Zbigniew Preisner - 'Concerto in e minor v.1902' and 'The Puppets'.

 

Sara uses an actual MRI scan of her father’s brain in this performance. This piece was first performed at The Roundhouse in London in February 2013.

The Cockroach

Cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroach

This is a physical theatre performance using dance, shadow play and a combination of sounds made by organic and synthetic materials such as leather, latex and wallnuts. Sara Debevec explores reproduction, abortion and meaning of life through the archetype of a cockroach. It was first performed at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn as part of Kembra Pfahler's Performance Art 101 showcase in 2015

This is a physical theatre performance using dance, shadow play and a combination of sounds made by organic and synthetic materials such as leather, latex and wallnuts. Sara Debevec explores reproduction, abortion and meaning of life through the archetype of a cockroach. It was first performed at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn as part of Kembra Pfahler's Performance Art 101 showcase in 2015

Deconstructions
Deconstructions
Deconstructions
Deconstructions
Deconstructions
Deconstructions
Deconstructions
Deconstructions

Deconstructions

Deconstructions

Deconstructions is a performance piece where Sara Debevec literally deconstructs the visual effects and tricks she uses in her performance Cockroach by starting off as herself and transforming into a cockroach on stage. This honest performance contains elements of drama, satire and humour revealing what it means to be an artist in this day and age. This piece was first performed in 2016 in New York venue Berlin.

Mia and her amazing unicorn

Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn
Mia and her amazing Unicorn

This is a multimedia spoken word performance imitating a children's TV show where Mia and her unicorn friend answer letters from children who are writing to them about topics such as death, masturbation, homelessness and sickness. As the show progresses, things get darker and darker when Bob vomits glitter and we learn he is going through chemotherapy. This piece was first performed in 2016 in New York at Psychlotron.

Fish Tanks

Fish Tanks
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FishTanks3
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FishTanks7
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FT8good

Ecologically fused, immersive, multimedia performance piece inspired by oceanic pollution, extinction of marine life. Fish Tanks uses dead tropical fish in an attempt to bring to our attention that there is more plastic than fish in our oceans. In California alone, the number of plastic pieces outnumbers total marine life 6 to 1 in the immediate vicinity. The ocean, mourns her dead while playing a long desperate 'It's not you, it's me' break up message to humanity. This piece was first performed at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California in 2016. Little bags with dead tropical fish and plastic were handed out. Music for this piece was composed by Nick Launay and Ming Vauz.  

My Family Before Me

My Family
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me
My Family Before Me

Sara's family moved to Poland when she was only 2 years old and she spent most of her life in exile. When her father passed away in 2012, she found hours of super 8 footage which he filmed in former Yugoslavia, before she was born and before the war broke out in Sarajevo. This is her video performance exploring her relationship to her family, trauma and country which no longer exists.

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This piece was first performed in 2016 as part of Family Ties: Kinship conference at Pittsburgh University.

Hold To Your Dream

Hold To Your Moon
Hold To Your Dream
Hold To Your Dream
Hold To Your Dream

Multimedia performance art installation inspired by Drica Lobo's art piece (pictured above); Hold To Your Dream explores positive manifestation and art through an interactive engagement whereby "the moon" invites audience members to tell her about their future plans and dreams. Their response is recorded on a portable cassette player. The moon also uses their responses to write a poem which she offers to the viewer as a token of inspiration and timelessness through art. First performed at ShockBoxx in Hermosa

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