xhe by Daniel Kok and Miho Shimizu

Photo by Ryuichiro Suzuki

Experience a remarkable collision of dance, sculpture and live electronic music with xhe. Unfolding over the length of an evening, this immersive performance envelops the audience in a search for the elusive xhe: a figure that is not “he”, not “she”, nor “it”. Moving within a kaleidoscope of shifting patterns, moving objects, syncretic sounds, uncanny forms and enchanting moments, the artists will create a shared space of imagination and collective daydream in which to summon, receive, discover, and even become xhe.

Created by an international ensemble of artists this entrancing new performance generates a powerful sense of fluidity, carrying us into a realm of new possibilities. Revelling in our potential as humans to continually transform ourselves, xhe moves us to explore a figure in constant flux: between movement and stillness, organic and geometric; something that lies between a square and an octopus.

da:ns festival 2018,
Esplanade Annexe Studio, Singapore

12 OCT 2018 7PM—12MN
14 OCT 2018 2PM—7PM

Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art,
Carriageworks, Sydney
19 OCT 2018 6:30PM—11:30PM
21 OCT 2018 2PM—7PM

More information including audience tips: https://xhe.persona.co

CREDIT
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY
Daniel Kok

VISUAL ART & DESIGN
Miho Shimizu

PERFORMANCE
Daniel Kok,
Karol Tyminski,
Chloe Chotrani

MUSIC
Filastine & Nova

GRAPHICS & WEB DESIGN
Currency

TEXTILES
Viktoria-Helena Binger,
Margaux Gilbert

DRAMATURGY
Lilia Mestre

DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY
Ryuichiro Suzuki

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
Yap Seok Hui (ARTFACTORY)

PRODUCTION
Goh Ching Lee, Hoo Kuan Cien,
James Tay (CultureLink Singapore)

Co-commissioned by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Performance Space with the Naomi Milgrom Foundation (Australia)
Supported by the National Arts Council (Singapore), The Japan Foundation Asia Center and Kinosaki International Arts Center (Japan)