Ying Yun (英云)
Thursday October 7 – Friday October 8 | 7:30pm
Choreographed for five female performers, artistic director Wen Wei Wang dedicates this new work to his late mother, Ying Yun, who had a significant influence on him becoming an artist. Wang engages the dancers to interpret her story, whilst sharing their own intersectional experiences.
The minimalist sound design, augmented by an electroacoustic score, turns the focus on the breathing of the dancers, allowing us to concentrate on their expression of the work’s subject, their power and energy.
Choreography – Wen Wei Wang in collaboration with the dancers
Performers – Shion Skye Carter, Stéphanie Cyr, Eowynn Enquist, Sarah Formosa, and Daria Mikhaylyuk.
Sound, video, and lighting design – Chimerik似不像 Collective
Sound designer/electroacoustic music – Sammy Chien in collaboration with Wen Wei Wang and the dancers
Video designer – Sammy Chien
Lighting designer – Jonathan Kim
Design assistants – Andie Lloyd and Jill Shao
Costume designer – Linda Chow
No intermission | post-show talkback
Thank you to Joan Farlinger and Salt Spring Coffee for sponsoring these performances.
Special thanks to Dance West Network for supporting this presentation.
Photo: Emily Cooper
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