Theresa-Xuan Bui

is an interdisciplinary poet working in performance, video, and sculpture.




SELECTED WORKS

together you’re home, now where are we?
as if our hands could hold the weight of promise
upon skin, upon stone
To Love So Freely,
Body Shop
Fweakiest Fwiday: A Gender Reveal Party
W(H)ELCOME
AAPIasinDDMS


SELECTED POETRY

Behind my boys’ backs, I dream of my boys, and falling in love
I’ll choose love every time
 TLDR; My poetry is bigger than your poetry
the intimacy of a distance
Going, Growing, We Go
I’m good at being self-sufficient
ATEASE
Ô ăn quan
upon skin, upon stone collection
Posturing

ARCHIVED 

I built a pool of gold so we’d always stay afloat
One with the prison, one with the promise, together we give each other form
FUBU
Untitled (Blue)
Basics with Bui: Learning the Letter E’s
Collective Ideation #5

PROCESS  JOURNAL

 Experiments in movement




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as if our hands could hold the weight of promise

2024

as if our hands could hold the weight of promise is a collaborative live performance between artists Antonius-Tin Bui, Theresa-Xuan Bui, MIZU, Thanh, and Glenna Yu. 

The artists activated the Tang’s elevator and staircase with cello, improvisational movement, spoken word poetry, and audience interaction with traditional Vietnamese garments (áo dài). Both performers and audience participate in a migration embodying the hesitations, expectations, and contemplations of returning home.

The poems trace a narrator's journey from survival and reckoning to peace and personal agency. The speaker navigates grief, defiance, and transformation while confronting the weight of history and the complexities of self-identification. Ultimately, they choose to surrender to the present moment, embracing their emotions and healing. Theresa served as co-director, poet, spoken word artist, and movement performer.