BEATBEET III

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BEATBEET is a part two of the trilogy BEATBEET, exploring identity, cultural belonging, and resistance through the act of symbolic force-feeding. Working with raw beetroots—an Eastern European folkloric symbol and a food tied to personal memory—Bauge engages with the violence of imposed identity. The performance reflects on the ways individuals are metaphorically force-fed roles, values, and national myths, echoing childhood experiences and inherited narratives.

I crush the beets beneath the heels of my shoes—
a burst of red on white linen,
a ritual of revolt.
I eat them all, forcefully,
swallowing the taste I was taught to hate.

Then, wrapped in the stained tablecloth,
I walk away from the altar,
dragging behind me the remnants
of a quiet, crimson war.