From Darkness into a Dancing Light

From Darkness into a Dancing Light Music, Dance, and Birch Bark Biting: Reflecting on a Year's Pandemic.

A celebration of Birch Bark Biting through music, images and dance. Enjoy Janelle Hacault's performance sharing her love of red dragonflies, Kristy Janvier's interpretation of Annabel Eyre's Eagles, and Marcus Merasty's dance on resiliency. We'll enjoy stories from Elders, beautiful photography by Hilary McDonald, all to honour these impressive First Nations Artists. In this production you will see works from birch bark biters June Gareau, Pat Bruderer, Angelique Merasty and Annabel Eyres. All original music by Mark Kolt, Doug McGregor and Agnes Morin Pranteau.

breaking down

"Breaking Down" is about me finding my way back to my clan, the butterfly clan, which represents my family in the spirit world. I wanted to show the emergence of self, by shedding layers of the past while discovering strength in being true to who I am.

 "but now I am here to prove I'm still alive"
The power of iskwe, Jessica Lea Fleming, Aria Evans, Sze-Yang Ade-Lam, Micha Baltman, Kennedy Bomberry, Serwaa Daley, Geoffrey Dollar, Kristy Janvier, Aisha Nicholson, Karyin Qiu, and Heath V. Salazar.

ObScene

Sarasvati

"ob"- toward, against, across, down, over, for the sake of...

obedience
obey
object
obligation
obligatory
oblique
oblivion
observe
obsess
obsidian
obstacles
obstetrical
obstruct
obtrusive
obvious

 

ObScene: By holding onto our beliefs or judgements, how can we create connection? A performance art piece that explores healthy sensuality as a means of release.
Performed at Sarasvati's International Women's Week Cabaret of Monologues: I AM UNSTOPPABLE

¡Walang Hiya!

Shameless or Immoral

Balance. Beauty. Belonging. Body Image. Bonding. Bounding. Collaboration. Consent. Habits. Identity. Judgements. Norms. Objectification. Oppression. Physical. Power. Privilege. Questions. Relate. Relationships. Sharing Weight. Social. Taboos. Values. 

Facilitated by: Daniel Mang (Sweden), Ea Torrado (Philippines) and Sze-Wei Chan (Singapore)                  With support of: Daloy Dance Company, Metro Manila, Philippines

Displaced

I'm displaced

Please sew my soul to my body

Please sew your voice to my body

Let my tongue speak for your soul

Let your tongue speak for my mind

Let me stick to you

Let me be you

Written and Directed by: Soyung Lee Performers: Chung Siu Hei, Donald Kong Ho Yin Cha Merz Cresencio Ponce Marita G. Bohol Ever II Tabelisma Kristy Janvier Participants of the video interviews: Gina C. Albano Josie Meniola Carina A. Baldonado Rochelle Pablo Mea Baltazar Camera: Chan Ka Shun Benny Cheung Pak Ming Choreographed by: Kristy Janvier Production coordinator: Hillian Siu Edited by: Chan Ka Shun Benny Languages: Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Tagalog Cantonese translation: Hillian Siu Leo Cheng Songs: “It’s all right here” & “Displaced” Written by Soyung Lee Performed by Ever II Tabelisma Venue: Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong Thanks to: Hillian Siu, Florence Wai, Ken Chung, Leo Cheng, Christopher Lee, Emily Cheng, Allan Smith, Ione Smith Supported by: Videotage, Hong Kong Arts Development Council The quoted lines are adapted from "Diary of a Madman" by Nikolai V. Gogol, "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, and "A Madman’s Diary" by Lu Xun.

Forge Portmanteau

 

簡介

A Dutch - Cantonese multidiscipinary performance
with solo work of Dutch flutist Mark Alban Lotz

Artist statement

Early morning
Late at night
earth wind and water collide
The New
starts to creep and crawl
To forge its way
to the surface of the earth

Naked and blind
we come into this world
Our cultures, upbringing and personal histories
make us see, what other do not see

What do you see?
"Luggage-seeing" and "new seeing".
How do strangers you meet on your journey
arouse unpacking and unpeeling?
What language does the unpacked and aroused speak?
Where is its home, its port?