Beach Letter — Justin Allen

I perform on a beach in a black speedo, walking forward with my arms stretched above me and my palms turned toward the sky. Photo by Nir Arieli

I crawl toward the camera, digging my hands and knees into the sand, as the crowd watches under an arrangement of colorful beach umbrellas. Photo by Nir Arieli

I walk forward while leaning backward, my palms bent flat toward the ground. Photo by Nir Arieli

I lean and move forward, my back flat, with my arms stretched behind me, palms turned upward, and stare straight ahead. Photo by Nir Arieli

I crawl on my hands and needs, pushing a towel through the sand. Photo by Nir Arieli

I crouch down and write in the sand with a large wooden stick. The audience sits behind me under an arrangement of colorful beach towels. Photo by Nir Arieli

I walk away from the audience, who is seated under the arrangement of colorful beach towels. Photo by Nir Arieli

Beach Letter
ADULT CONTEMPORARY at BOFFO Fire Island Performance Festival
August 12, 2018

Performance that expands on a sci-fi narrative about a Post-Reparations U.S. Incorporates movement to techno music, text, and writing in Hatnahans in the sand.

Photos by Nir Arieli