Seconds Before Coming

Seconds Before Coming is 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 traces how memory, desire, and consent intertwine in the body. Moving between sharp humour and quiet reflection, it explores the tension between what we seek and what we carry. As the woman reaches for her own pleasure, she is met by the girl she once was - and the conversation that follows is as tender as it is unsettling. A deeply personal journey that invites us to witness, remember, and reckon.

This performance includes sensitive themes and a 30-second strobe light effect. It runs for 75 minutes.

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

This piece was incubated at The Third Eye, as part of its mentorship programme for Pleasure and Danger edition, which looks at sexuality from the lens of psyche. The Third Eye is a feminist think tank and publishing platform, powered by Nirantar Trust. Produced by Guild of the Goat and Rishika Kaushik.