Ela Figura takes us on her creative journey in devising her performance, “Still Awesome,” using personal narratives and “traumaturgy,” and taking inspiration from Layeta Bucoy and Olive Nieto’s MonoVlog and Bo Burham’s online performances. 
In this episode, we raise the ethical aspects of research on performing traumatic memory and discuss how to establish a safe space in creating a performance.

Ela Figura takes us on her creative journey in devising her performance, “Still Awesome,” using personal narratives and “traumaturgy,” and taking inspiration from Layeta Bucoy and Olive Nieto’s MonoVlog and Bo Burham’s online performances. In this episode, we raise the ethical aspects of research on performing traumatic memory and discuss how to establish a safe space in creating a performance.

Performing the Personal with Ela Figura

TAWID SA HARBOUR feels like sitting in class with that teacher who can’t help turning every idea into a performance and every tangent into a doorway. Episodes flow with the same playful energy—part theatre geek-out, part gentle provocation, part "what does performance do?" I muse about bodies, stages, screens, and all the quirky little moments that make performance feel uncertain, chaotic, and alive—like a rehearsal when everyone’s overtired but inspired. The harbour becomes our shared studio, where we learn, laugh, spiral, and rethink about performance.

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