Cicada Awakening draws from the insect’s life cycle as a metaphor for trans becoming. Death and rebirth open the performance, set to religious chants. A creature stirs under moonlight, discovering movement and joy in its new skin. But the techno beat soon glitches—technology disrupts the ritual, merging sacred and synthetic. The cicada’s body becomes both puppet and pilot, echoing how trans bodies are often seen and treated. The piece collapses in exhaustion, rebirth looming again. With layered music, costume illusions, and high-emotion drag, Cicada Awakening reflects on life’s brevity, digital intimacy, and the constant loop of transformation.