MASO SCHISM at The Cockpit

When does catharsis become self-harm? Where do we draw the line?

Best friends Katie and Anastasia have shared everything since childhood — from scraping their knees as children to getting their first tattoos as teenagers. Now, as adults, each woman has a relationship with pain the other doesn’t understand.

Set in a neon-lit world of firing synapses and stinging flesh, MASO SCHISM grapples with the complexity of female masochism by inviting the audience into a playground of pain. This surrealist piece of physical theatre incorporates elements of performance art to experiment with real pain and explore the limits of bodily autonomy.