Temporary Flesh, by CRITICAL BREAKS Artist Evelyn Tejeda, explores impermanence, identity, and bodily autonomy through dance. Using chairs as extensions of the body, this work questions our origins and the transitory nature of existence—are we merely vessels for survival, or do we have agency over our fate? As the artist navigates personal and collective transformations, the body becomes a site of memory, adaptation, and inevitable expiration. It does not belong to us; it carries stories until it reaches its breaking point. Body on loan, body in transit, body as a phase, body as a vessel, body marked.

Evelyn Tejeda (she/her), originally from the Dominican Republic, is a Dominicana's Got Talent Semifinalist and a Founding Member of the Contemporary Dance National Company of the Dominican Republic, directed by Marianela Boan. She has toured internationally, performing at festivals around the world.