POLENG
What if every time you looked in the mirror, you didn’t know where the colour of your skin came from? What if for most of your life, you didn’t know half of your history?
Poleng tells the deeply intimate and incredibly resilient story of Jocelyn Tribe. Told through contemporary movement, Balinese dance and the living memory of archival photographs, Poleng explores the simultaneous presence and absence of intergenerational relationships as Jocelyn navigates the many layers and complexities of her mixed race identity as an adult. Through non-linear reflection and at times excruciating honesty, Poleng uses movement and dance as a metaphor for all the absences in Jocelyn’s life but also the possibilities of what’s to come, as she continues to understand the pieces of herself and connect with a culture that’s in her blood.