When Ivory steps onto the stage for her first lead performance as Giselle at New York’s prestigious Velour Theater, the spotlight blinds her and the world turns white.
She wakes up back in bed beside her distant boyfriend, Max, convinced the performance was nothing more than a recurring dream. But as the day begins repeating itself, something beneath Ivory’s skin starts to rot. Bruises spread across her body without explanation, blood seeps through her clothing, and an uncontrollable urge to tear at her own flesh slowly consumes her while her paranoia surrounding Max and her obsession with being perfect spiral completely out of control.
Desperate to prove she is still worthy of love, Ivory forces herself through rehearsals even as her body deteriorates beneath layers of makeup, tights, and ballet costumes. But after uncovering Max’s secret, she begins piecing together a horrifying truth surrounding the night of her performance and why every path she takes always seems to lead her back to the stage.
One More Performance is a surreal psychological horror short story blending ballet, body horror, obsession, and tragedy into a haunting descent through perfection, love, and self-destruction.