Divija Melally & Saili Katebe, Casper Dillen & Small Sample Size Theatre and Shiyu Lu & Haonan Ma

About Divija Melally & Saili Katebe, Casper Dillen & Small Sample Size Theatre and Shiyu Lu & Haonan Ma

The performers are pointing to themselves, with one of them looking forward to the audience, and the other turned diagonally looking down.

Six Degrees from Home

The show is an interdisciplinary exploration of borders and connection. In a world where we are many things at the same time, how do we say the things we want to say but cannot? What valuable information is lost in translation when language and our bodies are telling different stories? Different genders, cultures, and artistic practices exploring connection in a home away from home.

About Divija Melally & Saili Katebe

Divija and Saili are an inter-disciplinary duo working with text, poetry and movement to explore common themes of interest and curiosity. They are keen to explore the ways in which movement and language in their various forms can come together to facilitate a creative outlet for the stories that we carry. They are interested in human experiences, interactions, and all the different ways in which “being human” manifests in the world.

Cast & Credits

Created and performed by: Divija Melally and Saili Katebe
Music: George Bloomfield
Dramaturg: Vicki Hearne
Mentoring and support: Richard Chappell Dance

Mouth Wash and Razor Blades

When the world was still ending, many things were possible.

The apocalypse is pending. One dancer decides to dance themselves to death. No one asked them to do it. Some would prefer they stop.
About Casper Dillen (Small Sample Size Theatre)

Casper Dillen is a choreographer living and working in London and Brussels. In collaboration with New Jersey-based composer Gia Dreyer and company Small Sample Size Theatre, they move between the genres of dance, theatre, and visual art. With a focus on the entanglement between absurdity and tragedy.

Cast & Credits

Choreographer: Casper Dillen
Composer: Gia Dreyer
Costume design: Dodam Gwon
Assistant director: Dann Xiao
Scenography and Text: Casper Dillen
Performers: Agelos Kotzias, Cameron Jarvie, Casper Dillen, Christy Taylor, Cizzoe Yi Wang, Dann Xiao, Edgar Ocampo Pazmino, Haedong Lee, Maieuran Sathananthan, Noah Henry, Romain Nagata, Jamie Myles, Tomio Shota, William James (JJ), Qibai Ting, Yujie Duan

In the dim light, a woman sprawled on a table covered with red tablecloth.

Empty But Solid

"From throat to heart; From quarrel to silence; From indifferent desires to warm hearts. Who is it that watches people under the roof?"

The work gives insight into the shackles of formalism within an East Asian family where the intimate relationships are woven into one big net, and every member who tries to change is controlled, criticized, and doubted by the invisible threads. And all the emotions will eventually dissolve into silence and be digested by a complex love.

You will witness the struggle, and pain but also the warmth of emotion, this pain is not licentious, it will eventually disappear because of blood and love.

About Shiyu Lu & Haonan Ma

Shiyu Lu and Haonan Ma are two artists who are engaged in dance choreography and performance, and are committed to the creation of video, film, new media and other disciplines integrated with dance in the context of contemporary art. In the 15 years of professional study, our research direction includes Chinese classical dance, Chinese folk dance, modern dance, etc., and we are excited about the integration of different cultures across the country. Their work focuses on the body and intimacy.

Cast & Credits

Choreographer : Shiyu Lu and Haonan Ma
Costume designer: Nicole Chen
Lighting designer: Jack Hathaway
Assistant: Qinghe Yi, Ziyu Pan

TRAILERS

  • Mouth Wash and Razor Blades Trailer

GALLERY

  • A performer sits on the floor with head bent, and is being dragged by the other performer, with her hands stretched backwards, and making a big effort to drag.
  • A performer is being swung around by the other with his arms around her, she is mid-turn and her body is a diagonal line in the air.
  • A performer is being lifted upside down by the other, and she hangs in mid-air.
  • One of the performers stretches his hand in front of him with palm open, while the other is looking at the hand and in motion to grab it.
  • The performers are holding hands facing each other and leaning away, counter-balancing each other’s weights.
  • The performers are pointing to themselves, with one of them looking forward to the audience, and the other turned diagonally looking down.
  • In the dim light, a woman sprawled on a table covered with red tablecloth.
  • One hand tried to grasp the apple, and the other three hands interlaced over it.
  • Three dancers gathered around a round table holding apples in their hands.