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Performance | Special Presentation
Shion Skye Carter
Residuals (住み・墨)
Residuals (住み・墨) draws visual, sonic, and physical influences from Japanese calligraphy. Dynamic brushstrokes inform Carter’s movement as she dances among sheets of translucent paper, evoking an abstracted memory of her Japanese grandparents’ rural home. Reliving these memories sparks a journey of self-discovery, where the layers of her identity begin to unfurl. The performance also includes the premiere of a short solo, choreographed by Ziyian Kwan, commissioned and performed by emerging dance artist Juolin Lee. Entitled Daydream Shadow, the work is at tone poem that captures Kwan’s vivid imagery in tandem with Lee’s physical prowess.
Post-show artist talkback November 5.
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Residuals (住み・墨)
Choreography/performance: Shion Skye Carter
Music: Stefan Nazarevich
Lighting design: Andie Lloyd
Creative consultant: Ziyian Kwan
Dramaturg: Tomoyo Yamada
Video design: Colin Williscroft
Costume: Hannah Sofia Eriksson
Calligraphy mentor: Yoko Murakami, at Gladstone Japanese Language School
Presented through The Dance Centre’s Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award.
Co-presented with Powell Street Festival Society, with support from Canadian Heritage. This presentation of Residuals (住み・墨) is made possible by Dumb Instrument Dance’s sponsorship through City of Vancouver Cultural Services.
Special thanks to Matthew Wylie for prop design, the generous artists who have been outside eyes during the development of this work, and The Dance Centre, Canada Council for the Arts, and the National Association of Japanese Canadians for their generous support of this project since its early stages.
Daydream Shadow (Premiere)
Choreographer: Ziyian Kwan
Performer and commissioning artist: Juolin Lee
Music: Herbie Flowers and Barry Morgan KPM 1000 Series; Jean Philippe Rameau/Vikingur Olafsson Les tendres plaintes; Henry Purcell/Marino Formenti Round O
Lighting Design: Andie Lloyd
Props and Costume: Ziyian Kwan
Photo by Lula-Belle Jedynak
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