04/02/2026
Thank you wholeheartedly for this review, Kathrin Wintermeyer.
Photo: Tamar Levy
"Flag of Eve is a performance that does not fade once it ends; it lingers in the body and the mind long afterward. Maya Matilda Carroll delivers a work of striking physical clarity and emotional force; her presence on stage is precise, committed, and unflinching, as if movement itself is remembering, grieving, and resisting through her body.
A white flag, far more than an object, becomes an extension of the body — at times fragile, at times defiant, at times almost unbearable in its symbolism. Through it, Maya creates strong, lasting images that oscillate between surrender and resistance, silence and uprising.
At the heart of the work lies the female archetype: Eve, the mother, the witness. Carroll places this archetype firmly at the center of the performance, weaving together something ancient and urgently contemporary. History, grief, violence, tenderness and survival coexist in her physical language.
The performance does not shy away from brutality or vulnerability. Certain moments are difficult to digest — raw, unsettling, and confronting — yet they feel integral rather than gratuitous. The work demands presence from the audience, refusing comfort and insisting on attention. An act of insistence on truth, on embodiment, on the female body as a site of memory.
In the final images, Carroll evokes figures of resistance and sacrifice — recalling Joan of Arc or a freedom fighter — carrying the weight of history while asserting fierce aliveness. These closing moments resonate as both mourning and defiance.
Flag of Eve leaves a lasting impact, not only as a performance but as a provocation. It challenges how we perceive the female body, the role of women across history, and our own position in relation to violence, care, and survival. Carroll’s courage, rigor, and refusal to turn away from what is difficult make this work unforgettable."
