The first episode of (W/HOLE) begins with a bite and tunes into pleasure as we take our first steps into the sensual epic. In a brick-walled room bathed in soft light, Trouble Clef bites an apricot, and suddenly (W/HOLE) transports you. Ten performers move together through the space, pulling you in, and pulling you under. Then, dipping just below the surface of a memory as it surges up from the subconscious, they tune into their pleasure, narrating their experiences. They describe their actions’ sounds and smells, their warmth and sharpness, communicating moments of desire, and release, and relief. It is quiet, loud, exuberant, and tearful. Then it’s over, and (W/HOLE) begins.

Created by AORTA films in collaboration with the A.O. Movement Collective
Starring Parts Authority, Trouble Clef, Special Guest, Papi Femme, Shay Knox, Erykah Ohms, The Shape, Evie Snax, Alice the Wolfe, and Ginny Woolf
Director Mahx Capacity
Cinematography Holyrad Studio
Edited + Colored by Lanee Bird
Directors of Photography Lanee Bird and Saskia de Borchgrave
Original Score Wet Henry
Costume Consultant Papi Femme
Commissioned by The Invisible Dog Art Center
Executive Producer The Effing Foundation for Sex-Positivity
Residency Support from Snug Harbor Cultural Center Botanical Garden, Jillian Sweeney + Jeffry Cranor