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"SHE and...he" by Jo-Lee (2018) TRAILER
"SHE and...he" by Jo-Lee
SHE who discovers and confronts her “Asian Mystique” and he who holds the world with wonderbread existence. Pleasure and shame climax to transform Jo-Lee (and John’s) questionable reality in this coming of age performance that playfully explores exoticism, stereotype and cultural expectations of being.
Created by Pam Tzeng
Performed by Pam Tzeng and Chad Bryant
Sound Design by Krzysztof Sujata; Music by Colleen
Lighting Design by Nicole Olson Grant-Suttie
Outside Eye - Andy Curtis
Rehearsal Direction - Helen Husak
Video Direction Michael Manus
Supported by:
Canada Council for the Arts
Calgary Arts Development
Past Presentations
On the Boards NW New Works Festival, June 2018 | Seattle, WA
Festival of Animated Objects, March 2019 | CalgaryThat ch*nk in y/our armour (Trailer)
“She says, sh-sh-shh…. tiān hēi hēi. My little china girl, do–do-do-doo”
A raw and slanted portrait of the Asian female lived experience, That ch*nk in y/our armour offers an unsettling and playful exploration of memory, stereotype and the silent truths that lay beneath the skin.
Commissioned by CanAsian Dance for its 2018 KickStart Festival September 27 – 29, 2018, Toronto.
Choreography and Peformance: Pam Tzeng
Created and Performed with: Su Lin Tseng and Jamie Tognazzini
Dramaturgy and Mentorship: Lee Su-Feh
Rehearsal Assistant: Linnea Swan
Lighting Design: Nicole Olson Grant-Suttie
Sound Design: Pam Tzeng & Krzyzstof Sujata
Costumes: Bianca Manuel and Ping Tzeng
Trailer Videography: Linnea Swan"A Meditation On The End" by Jo-Lee - TRAILER
Jo-Lee has a problem. She just died of old age, but she doesn’t know it. Floating at the edge of the undiscovered country, Jo-Lee must wave goodbye to her life and embrace her return to the clear blue ether.
With death in arms, then at her feet, Jo-Lee muses on what has given her life meaning. In this bare bones duet, Tzeng leaps into the fragmented memories of an imagined other, crafting a theatrical dance that embraces the poetry and humour of existential longing.
Performance & Choreography by Pamela Tzeng
Sound Design Krzysztof Sujata
Lighting Design Nicole Olson Grant-Suttie
Dramaturgy: Andy Curtis
Rehearsal Direction: Linnea Swan & Helen Husak
Made possible with the support of: Alberta Foundation for the Arts / Azimuth Theatre Expanse Festival /Canada Council for the Arts / One Yellow Rabbit / W&M Dance Projects
Video created by Alimzhan Alan Sabir
Music credits: HIldur Guðnadóttir
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