Flow(er) Dong Mei and Sammy Chien
Co-created by Dong Mei (Dong Mei Dance) and Sammy Chien Flow(er) is a contemporary new media dance performance that deals with themes of migration, modernization, ethnic heritage and decolonization.
The work seeks to bridge the gap that exists between traditional and contemporary forms of art making by integrating digital technologies and street dance with Chinese traditional folk dance from the disappearing tribe Uyghur in the Xinjiang province of China and Qi Gong, a traditional Taoist practice connecting with the energy of our body to shift its movement and flow.
Co-Choreography/Creation: Dong Mei and Sammy Chien
Dancer/interpreters: Dong Mei, Joshua Ongcol, Kevin Fraser, Zahra Shahab, Alex Tam
Lights, Media & Sound Design: Chimerik (Jonathan Kim & Sammy Chien)
Ceramic artist: Wei Cheng
Rehearsal Director: Sophia Wolfe
Production Coordinator: Manzhao Liu
Read MoreThe work seeks to bridge the gap that exists between traditional and contemporary forms of art making by integrating digital technologies and street dance with Chinese traditional folk dance from the disappearing tribe Uyghur in the Xinjiang province of China and Qi Gong, a traditional Taoist practice connecting with the energy of our body to shift its movement and flow.
Co-Choreography/Creation: Dong Mei and Sammy Chien
Dancer/interpreters: Dong Mei, Joshua Ongcol, Kevin Fraser, Zahra Shahab, Alex Tam
Lights, Media & Sound Design: Chimerik (Jonathan Kim & Sammy Chien)
Ceramic artist: Wei Cheng
Rehearsal Director: Sophia Wolfe
Production Coordinator: Manzhao Liu