Delusional - I Killed A Man

Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

Sometimes a show is so entrancing you don’t notice the time go past. Diana Salles achieves this with her Fringe debut ‘Delusional – I Killed A Man’. Like the aerial aspects of the show you find yourself suspended in the moment, often forgetting to breathe.

Diana has chosen to explore her story through physicality. Combining dance, movement and stunning aerial performance. Using silks and hoops to explain her transition and the process of leaving behind her assigned gender. The choreography is stunning. Bold yet graceful.  

There are statements of womanhood. Symbolic red silks splay from her body to become a babe in arms. There are questions and longings and what seems to be a long struggle, a fight against at times. A pulsating beat, background noise, voices that come from within.

This is a breathtaking show from a very talented performer. You can feel the pain, the battle and the lighter moments of freedom and relief. When Diana breaks to talk to the audience she is witty and warm, explanatory with a genuine open and honest connection.

It is no wonder this is an award winning show. It is presented in controversial times for trans people making it especially important. But it is also deeply personal to the individual and that is what Diana shares with you on stage to receive her standing ovation.