Triple Bill (2018)

Synopsis

Triple Bill of contemporary dance works by Kenny Shim & Collective

Title:Winged Wolves and The Bamboo Mew
Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

Winged Wolves and the Bamboo Mew initiates its creative process by using Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening) as a catalyst. It depicts the struggles of a group of pubertal adolescents trying to come to terms with their burgeoning sexual desires. The tragedy of adolescents lies in the fact that they are left alone with their questions, doubts, longings, feelings of guilt by their parents and teachers, which results in fatal consequences in some cases. It attacks the disciplinarian and prudish society of his day; a society that does considerable harm, with its attempt to cover up and suppress sexual desires.
Choreographer:Kenny Shim (in collaboration with dancers)
Category:contemporary
Dancers:Alistair Wroe, Daniela Pucci, Kayla Hritzuk, Jia-Xi Lee, Leo Yap, Maria Pucci, Nix Cheek, Tan I-Lyn, William Lim
Composer:Onn San

Title:P.o3M
Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

Pieces of Three Movements is a work combining dance and multimedia art. Exploring the state of vision, detailing what is visible and visualized. The psychedelic visual projection, as if in a kaleidoscope, leads you to beautiful dream fest. It draws the poetry of the screen and lets you wonder whether the screen is dancing or the dancer is dancing on the screen.
Choreographer:Kenny Shim, Jia-Xi Lee (in collaboration with dancers)
Category:contemporary
Dancers:Alistair Wroe, Jia-Xi Lee, Leo Yap, William Lim
Composer:Alistair Wroe
Multimedia Designer:Jia Foong

Title:Rite (Reimagined)
Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

Originally with 7 male dancers, Rite is a piece created to challenge the idea of masculinity. The piece will be framed within the concept of ‘rite of passage’ – rituals that boys perform or undergo before they are deemed men. Within such rituals, there are three phases – The Preparation, The Ritual, The Celebration.
Choreographer:Kenny Shim (in collaboration with original cast)
Category:contemporary
Dancers:Alistair Wroe, Jia-Xi Lee, Leo Yap, Nix Cheek, Tan I-Lyn, William Lim Apprentices: Daniela Pucci, Kayla Hritzuk, Maria Pucci
Composer:Bryce Dessner, Meredith Monk