Triaspora

Project Leaders:

Aleksandra Dulic, Kenneth Newby

Collaborators:

Orchid Ensemble, Jin Zhang, Mark Armanini, Ya-wen Wang

Choreography and Dances:

Chengxin Wei, Jessica Jone

Through the practices of music, dance, and spoken word, and interactive media perfomance and backed by life-stories collected from interviews and archives, the work explore the themes of Chinese Diaspora in our shared heritage. Collaborators: Moving Dragon’s Jessica Jone and Chengxin Wei (choreographers and dancers) and media artists Kenneth Newby and Aleksandra Dulic and Orchid Ensamble; with world premiers by BC composers Jin Zhang, Mark Armanini, Yawen V. Wang and Michael Vincent.

September 15, 21, 22, 2007 premiere co-presented with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Crimson Coast Dance Society, sponsored by the Canada Council, 2010 Legacies Now, BC Arts Council, Lorita Leung Dance Association, SOCAN Foundation, and Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission, R.O.C. April 28, 2009 remounting at the BC Scene, presented by the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, sponsored by the Dance Centre and the BC Arts Council.