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In Between - TENSION explores the relationship between connective relations of performers, bodies, and rope within the frame of cusp. Within a limited diamond floor frame, In Between - TENSION is a duet showing a playful competition between two performers. Maintaining the tension of a rope, performers compete for the upper hand in performative Tug of War.
The Process
The Process
Photography by Colleen Bayati
We started this piece with the vague notion of two forces on the cusp of touching, but never quite meeting one another. Think: Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam; or the edge of a forest fire, an event of mass destruction, burning just up to someone's property line but never quite crossing because it was fought off just in time.
Using a rope, we experimented with bodyweight, using ourselves and each other as anchors.
Keeping the notion of a constant state of tension in mind, this piece explores a variety of movements, including spatial, bodily, and personal relations, improvisation, choreography, and competition with an end hanging in stasis.
Dress Rehearsal
Dress Rehearsal
The Final Product
The Final Product
Credits
Credits
Performance/Choreography by: TJ Tan, Sarah Carter
Directed by: Colleen Bayati
Lighting direction: Colleen Bayati, Michael
Set Design: Colleen Bayati
Costume: TJ Tan, Sarah Carter, Colleen Bayati
Sound: Squared by Rrose
With special thanks to Shaquille O'Neal.
Image: TJ Tan, Jae Gonzales, Oliver Fusio, and Sarah van Gaalen | Lighting Design: Colleen Bayati, and Coco Zhou. | Photography by Carla Alcantara.
In Between
In Between
OCTOBER 19 & 20, 2023 | 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM | FREE
OCTOBER 19 & 20, 2023 | 7:00 PM & 8:00 PM | FREE
STUDIO T – SFU GOLDCORP CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, 149 W. HASTINGS ST., VANCOUVER
STUDIO T – SFU GOLDCORP CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, 149 W. HASTINGS ST., VANCOUVER
In Between is the first of three in a series of shows based on the theme of cusp. It features an array of short collaborative performances by the Theatre Performance students of CA253 and the Stage Lighting students of CA374.
Performed and Designed by: Hermella Araya, Colleen Bayati, Sarah Carter, Albina Syusenova, Oliver Fusio, Sara van Gaalen, Katie Gherasim, Hailey Gil, Chaucer Gilson, Jae Gonzales, Chenhong Guo, Stephen Hass, Kirsi Jiao, Inkar Julmagambetova, Tina Kardan, Vicky Kwok, Catelyn Lin, Max McLarnon, Angela Peng, Danielle Robertson, Shania Smagh, Mavrik Sun, TJ Tan, Tamara Trbaric, Siqi (Suki) Xu, Jiayi (Jasmine) Yan, Chenli Zhong, and Coco Zhou.
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