Horse in Flames

Horse in Flames examines how systems of power exploit human vulnerability, and how the
resulting disappointment and despair can be transformed into strength. Through dance, spoken
text, and simple materials, it stages this process of human resistance. Horses in Flames is a dance performance about reclaiming personal freedom and power. It acts as both a protest and a rejection of societal limits. The performance expresses frustration and
disappointment from having vulnerabilities taken advantage of and basic needs ignored. The main characters interact with both the audience and authority figures, showing the harmful relationships between the powerful and the powerless—such as the rich and poor, or the oppressor and
oppressed. One side controls and manipulates, while the other struggles to survive under that
control.