Imagine
A constellation of creative thoughts
That seek us out and land on our bodies
Magneting to us like starbursts of acuity
Filling the empty spaces in which we are ghost
With galaxies of intelligence
– Ziyian Kwan
Choreography, Poems, Performance Ziyian Kwan
Outside Insight, Production Assistance Kaya Tsurumi
Original Music Jo Hirabayashi, Stefan Nazarevich
Lighting Design Chengyan Boon
Props, Costume Ziyian Kwan, with the inclusion of Medusa Hat and Orbs that once belonged to Tedd Robinson, gifted as part of 10 Gates Dancing's Multiples Project.
Creative Consultation Angie Cheng, Kelly McInnes, Joyce Rosario, Arianne Custodio
Tendrils is the first in a series of works that express how worlds open when we notice, receive and give — to the matrix of nurture that is readily available in our immediate and distant communities. Works that express art as medicine for the healer in each of us.
In this solo, Ziyian Kwan uses her signature imagery and shape-shifting presence to pay homage to artists: their inspirational writings, teachings, and practices that are living tool-kits for survival and hope.
