
Seconds Before Coming - Rishika Kaushik
As a woman reached for pleasure, she met the girl she once was - in a solo performance that moved through memory and desire with humour, reflection, and a shifting sense of time.
22 March 2025
About
Seconds Before Coming was a solo performance about one woman's pursuit of pleasure - and the many selves she meets along the way. Through movement, monologue, and a shifting sense of time, the piece traced how memory, desire, and consent intertwine in the body. Moving between sharp humour and quiet reflection, it explored the tension between what we seek and what we carry. A deeply personal journey that invited us to witness, remember, and reckon.
This piece was incubated at The Third Eye, as part of its mentorship programme for Pleasure and Danger edition, which looked at sexuality from the lens of psyche.
Created and Performed by Rishika Kaushik
Dramaturg and Outside Eye: Anirudh 'Rudy' Nair
Sound Design: Rish / sirf paudhon se pyaar & Surbhi / pale blue dotter
Light Design: Anuj Chopra
Creative Production: Meghna Singh
Produced by: Guild of the Goat & Rishika Kaushik
Photography: Adrian Pradhan
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