Born with an Extra Rib

Director, Choreographer, Creative Director, Composer, Creative Producer

Theatre, Film, Immersive Experience, Installation, Concert, Opera

Photography by Maria Baranova

Born With an Extra Rib’ is an operatic biomythography for the diasporic and dysphoric who long to find a body and a place to call home. An intimate spiral on an epic scale, this cinematic performance-ritual is an invitation into a portal, where the extra rib, that stefa was born with, becomes the a key for liberation.

Winner of Queer Art New Work Prize, 2022

The Film: The Kitchen x Queenslab, May 2021

stefa marin alarcon: Creator, Composer, Co-Director, Film Editor, Co-Creative Producer

LILLETH: Co-Director, Choreographer, Film Editor, Co-Creative Producer

Featuring STEFA*, GypjaQ Kai, S T A R R Busby, Miles Francis, Nick Joz, José Benjamin Escobar

Flor Tejada: Director of Photography, Film Editor

Nova Scott James: Director of Photography

Kelley Shih: Lighting + Projection Designer

Lily Wen: Sound Engineer, Mixing

Joseph Charles Viola: Stylist

Edward Salas: Projection Paintings

Nile Harris: Creative Production Assistant

Organized by Lumi Tan and Kathy Cho

Photos by Flor Tejada

The Premiere & Installation, The Kitchen NYC, March 17 2022

Featuring STEFA*, GypjaQ Kai, Ita Segev, Cielo Felix Hernandez, Jen Anaya, Miles Francis, Nick Joz, José Benjamin Escobar

Installation Design by stefa marin alarcon

Installation Design and Staging by LILLETH

Lighting Design by Kelley Shih

Sound Design by Tei Blow

Stage Management by Buffy

Organized by Lumi Tanand Sienna Fekete

Photos by Alexander Meija