Are You With Me?

"Rituals are the doorways of the psyche, between the sacred and the profane, between purity and dirt, beauty and ugliness, and an opening out of the ordinary into the extraordinary”
– Jay Griffiths

I go to the theater to experience the sublime, to have catharsis, to be in community, to learn, to participate, to work things out … these are images I came up with to chase down those feelings.

sacred abondon

pilgrimage

are you with me

Mel Ng (she/her) is a queer artist, costume designer and poet who splits her time between New York and Honolulu. Outside of the theater, you can find her swimming, giving tarot readings, writing poetry and practicing reiki. She believes in the transformative and healing power of ritual, and that sensitivity nourishes her work in creative spaces. melissaavang.com