RESOLUTION 26: Manon Servage, Keer Xiang and Branca Peixoto

Resolution Festival

This image is divided into three parts. On the left, blurred image of a tightly grouped formation of people, caught mid-motion, dressed in all-white and all-black. In the centre, black and white image of three people on stage: two in silhouette – one a close-up profile, the other seated in the distance – and one visible figure wearing a white top and black trousers, posed sideways, leaning back with arms held in front of her body; the backdrop features a round light resembling a full moon. On the right, blurred image of a person captured mid-movement, with their long hair and loose white attire set in flowing motion.

About RESOLUTION 26: Manon Servage, Keer Xiang and Branca Peixoto

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Eclipse

A groundbreaking neoclassical dance performance that fuses the pulsating energy of queer club culture with the expressive elegance of ballet.

Dancers move on pointe, blending classical precision with raw feelings, transforming the stage into a vibrant intersection of art and rhythm. As the performance unfolds, the energy builds into an electrifying rave, inviting the audience to move and feel alongside the performers.

Eclipse offers a thrilling sensory journey that transcends boundaries, uniting music, movement, and emotion in a hypnotic celebration of modern expression.

About manon servage

Manon Servage is a dancer and award-winning creative celebrated for their emotionally charged, boundary-pushing approach to movement. Their work blends diverse dance vocabularies, crafting a unique physical language that expands the expressive potential of the body and mind. Driven by curiosity and depth, Manon creates pieces that are both poetic and visceral, exploring the intersections of contemporary dance, music, and visual culture. Deeply committed to inclusivity, they have been highlighting the LGBTQIA+ community in loads of their creations.

Their internationally showcased works have been featured by France Télévisions, Times Square NYC, Ballet Nights, and Wyoming Festival.

cast and creatives

Choreographer / dancer: Manon Servage

Dancers: Zach Parkin, Michael Jerome Sinnung, Mayuko Suzuki

Black and white image of three people on stage: two in silhouette – one a close-up profile, the other seated in the distance – and one visible figure wearing a white top and black trousers, posed sideways, leaning back with arms held in front of her body. A backdrop features a round light resembling a full moon.

Say Hi To The Light

A dance performance that begins in the dark. There are only a few handheld torches and the bodies that follow their glow. Light becomes a moving partner, a rhythm, and a guide through shifting spaces.

In this playful piece, beams of light reveal fleeting gestures and hidden moments. The audience is invited to watch light as if it were alive — to see how it dances, disappears, and returns, as if asking you to say hi back.

About KEer Xiang

Keer Xiang is a choreographer and dancer from China, now based in London. She holds a master’s degree in Dance Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she developed a strong interest in the relationship between movement, light, and perception. Her works often explore how choreography can expand into film and performance art, showing a precise attention to visual detail. Xiang has presented several pieces at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her current project, Say Hi to the Light, continues this exploration through a dialogue between body, space, and light.

cast and creatives

Choreographer: Keer Xiang

Performers: Yueting Liu, Lara skilling, Dakota Rogers

Photographer: Iris Jia

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Presence of Absence

A multi-media live performance that delves into saudade - a bittersweet feeling engraved in Brazilian culture. Combining dance, projection, and spoken word, Branca Peixoto interacts with moving images and interviews with her family, reflecting on the universal yet deeply personal experience of longing for someone, something or somewhere. The performance explores how absence shapes the body and memory, inviting the audience to feel, remember, and share their own saudade.

About Branca Peixoto

Branca Peixoto is a Brazilian multidisciplinary artist based in London. Her work explores the relationship between body, space, and memory through performance, dance film, and documentary practices. Guided by emotion and vulnerability, she creates works that blur boundaries between formats, often inviting participation and reflection.

Her current piece, Presence of Absence, continues this exploration through movement, spoken word, and projection, delving into saudade – a Brazilian feeling that is similar to nostalgia and longing, but not exactly. With a background in architecture, scenography, and dance, Branca’s practice seeks intimate narratives that bring connection.

cast and creatives

Creation and Performance: Branca Peixoto

Film performer: Vivian Guyrá

Cinematographer: Giovanni Bello and Branca Peixoto

Music composition: André Borges and Fernando Machado

Mastering: André Magalhães

Stylist: Dove Che

On site Assistance: Mayko Peixoto

Leotard by: Khanh Brice Nguyen