Danser jusqu’à saigner le ciel

A powerful monologue on surviving sexual violence, Danser jusqu’à saigner le ciel by Haitian writer Darline Gilles premieres in video at the inaugural Global Women Performing Arts Festival in South Korea. Directed by Stacey Christodoulou, a 15-minute excerpt is featured in The Other Theatre’s Digital Bardo season, launched in response to the pandemic—a year when the stage went dark, but voices refused to be silenced.

In an intimate performance, actor Vanessa Schmit-Craan gives voice to a woman’s pain and fury, capturing the enduring trauma of countless survivors of sexual assault—a reality that remains deeply urgent today. Danser jusqu’à saigner le ciel is a raw and searing work that compels the audience not to look away, but to bear witness with compassion, understanding, and a call for justice.