The Forcefields

A Forcefields show starts outside the theater—the lobby hums with drones and shadow puppets light up the walls. Songs are cast like spells over artful and engaging video projections. Every interstitial moment of their performance is sewn together with time, space and music bending and blending at the edges. With productions that are scalable and site-specific, The Forcefields are equally at home in a black box theater, a festival stage or a makeshift backyard concert.
The two songmakers are learning to lean into their artistic alter egos. Max Forcefield is a magnetic and mercurial character who, donning a silver cape and sandals, spreads positivity through sound. Aayama Forcefield is a warm, hyper-playful and eccentric creature who wants to connect with everyone. Their unabashed glamor is an invitation to amplify emotion and celebrate life. Their imaginary backstory spans time, space and history: from penning songs in Cairo during the third dynasty to dancing at 80s Berlin raves and singing rounds in the caves of Southern France. The Forcefields emerge from a fantasy that’s based in honesty.
The songs on Bridge are intensely human, yet otherworldly. “The Symphony of All Things’' alternates between whimsy and melancholy as it explores the cosmic web of connectivity. Inspired by the story of Othmer’s mom’s escape from East Germany, “Border” is a meditation on crossing thresholds between different realms and realities.