About Athena Choi-Ha Leung, Lucy Turner and Maria Garcia

Barbie's World

In these 15-20 minutes, witness the imaginary world of three young women from the East. East Asian conceptions of women’s roles in society are largely derived from Confucianism, which views society based on hierarchical relationships and emphasizes family virtues such as filial piety. Our desires are always underrated or unseen by the world, even by ourselves. Listening to our innermost instinct, what do we actually feel like doing? Through fusing contemporary dance and breaking, the movement vocabularies are intertwined.

About Athena Choi-Ha Leung

Athena (Choi Ha Leung) is a dance movement artist, born and raised in Hong Kong and currently based in London. She has obtained her Bachelor degree in Fine Arts (Contemporary Dance) at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and graduated with MA in Creative Practice (Dance Professional) from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in the UK. Her practice is a mixture of multiple cultures and roots. Some major influences include Contemporary Dance, Chinese Dance, Breaking, Ballet and Martial Arts. Her obsessions towards lines, shapes and patterns has shaped her aesthetic of 'Decomposed Beauty'.

Cast & Credits

Choreographer & Director: Athena (Choi Ha Leung)
Performers & Dancer: Yochen Chiu (Yu-Chen Chiu)
Performers & Dancer: Christina Lai
Performers & Dancer: Ying Yen (Yvonne) Wang
Sound design: DT
Costume Design: Siyu Wan
Photographer: Arliugraphy

Vitruvian Man

Making its striking debut at Resolution Festival, Lucy Turner’s Vitruvian Man, based on Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawing of the same name, explores the illusion of idealistic human proportions. With an eclectic original score by Anil Kahvecioglu, the hypnotic sequencing of music and movement invites the brain to voyage through the history of fine art along with the bodies on stage. The duo intertwine, thread and paint shapes between them - celebrating the individuality within the architecture of the human body. Asking with eyes closed: ‘if I could dissect my identities apart, wouldn’t I be able to separate geometry from art?’

About Lucy Turner

Lucy Turner is a London-based, freelance dance artist whose movement style is often described as ‘a mathematical dance equation’. She draws her individual style from her diverse training in dance genres and musical theatre – mainly featuring threading, isolation and shape creation in her work. Her recognisable movement style carves the human body into a geometric tool; conveying complex stories using metaphorical and poetic methods. Often collaborating with fellow choreographers, dancers, composers and visual artists; Lucy’s work intersects with multi-genre art. With strong concepts and eye-catching visuals, her work touches on prevalent social issues and human psychology.

Cast & Credits

Choreographer & Dancer: Lucy Turner
Choreographer & Dancer: Sonny Cwynarski
Composer: Anıl Kahvecioğlu
Costume: Frances Morris, Sarah Coleman, Emma Lyth

Bees and Beasts and the Horrish FishTales

Bees and Beasts and the Horrish FishTales is a live art psychological tragicomedy exploring themes of pain, pollination and captivity. Set to Verdi’s Rigoletto, this spectacle follows an endometriosis surgeon who, after surviving a nightmarish shipwreck, finds herself trapped on an island with menacing beekeepers who want to use her womb to bring back an extinct species of bees. The absurd tale invites audience members to imagine Gilda’s dreams and nightmares as she stage manages her own death(s).

About Maria Garcia

Maria Garcia is a live artist, director and costume designer working in film, theatre, dance and performance art. Her interdisciplinary investigations are cinematic, haunting and often centre around death, ‘liveness,’ pain and migration. To learn more about Maria visit: Maria's website or Maria's Instagram.

Cast & Credits

Director, writer, designer, performer: Maria Garcia
Performer: Ruby Antonowicz-Behnan