Equinox
Performance
for Four Wigs
This performance evolved from the Summer Solstice Performance for Three Wigs, 2023 and stems from a series of four handmade wigs with realistic silicone elements—lettuces, carrots, red snapper, and peppers.
DOCUMENTATION NOTES:
Fall Equinox 2025, The Woods, Ridgewood, NY
MEDIA:
sound, five performers, and multimedia wearable pieces:
-wigs: hand-sewn and hand-dyed human hair with cast and airbrushed silicone fish, carrots, lettuces, and peppers
-Clothes: silk, polyester, spandex, mesh, vinyl, spider lace, fake spider webs, mod podge, silicone, hemp, cotton gloves
-Shoes: heels, latex, model magic, silicone, cording, mod podge, hemp, armature wire
-Set elements/ props: steel, candles, glass bowl, vinyl tubing, glass match cloche, orange gatorade
PERFORMERS:
The Wig Handler | JULIE MALEN
Peppers | Z FURMAN
Carrots | JEFFREY MERIS
Lettuces | JENN BRICKMAN
Red Snapper | HARRY KLEEMAN, CHRISTOPHER FORGUES (understudy)
SOUND BY:
Christopher Forgues
The Wig Handler
The Wig Handler, Performed by Julie Malen for the Equinox Performance for Four Wigs, Ridgewood, NY, 2025
Video Documentation by Mickey Aloisio | Photo Documentation by Heaton Johnson
PEPPERS
Peppers, Performed by Z Furman for the Equinox Performance for Four Wigs, Ridgewood, NY, 2025
Video Documentation by Mickey Aloisio | Photo Documentation by Heaton Johnson
CARROTS
Carrots, Performed by Jeffrey Meris for the Equinox Performance for Four Wigs, Ridgewood, NY, 2025
Video Documentation by Mickey Aloisio | Photo Documentation by Heaton Johnson
LETTUCES
Lettuces, Performed by Jenn Brickman for the Equinox Performance for Four Wigs, Ridgewood, NY, 2025
Video Documentation by Mickey Aloisio | Photo Documentation by Heaton Johnson
RED SNAPPER
Red Snapper, Performed by Harry Kleeman and Christopher Forgues (understudy) for the Equinox Performance for Four Wigs, Ridgewood, NY 2025
Video Documentation by Mickey Aloisio | Photo Documentation by Heaton Johnson
Full Length documentation of the Equinox Performance for Four Wigs, Ridgewood, NY, 2025
Video Documentation by Mickey Aloisio
