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Technology has not only subverted the art of portrait photography and its transmission; it has altered people’s ways of seeing and the habitual manner of body movement. As we take up the focus of other people’s camera lenses, we are also searching for the target of our next portrait. Each of us has become a spectacle in the eyes of the other.

Drawing references from the concept of portrait photography as a starting point, Lee and his performers probe into the delicate relations between a performer and a spectator, and the peculiar desire to see and be seen. It also examines the ever-changing progress of production of meaning regarding the contexts around the image of a human body, and how the meaning changes in relation to events, assembly, sound, text and spatial organization. The five performers participating in this experiment turn their bodies into vessels to capture and channel this fleeting spectacle that embodies the essence of this digital age phenomenon that has encroached upon us today.

Production
Concept & Choreography Joseph Lee
Creation & Performance Leung Tin Chak, Li Ka Man, Chan Wai Lok, Holmes Cheung, Woo Yat Hei
Scengraphy Samuel Chan
Music Director & Sound Design Lawrence Lau
Costume Coordinator Gauze Lam
Rehearsal Assistant Skinny Ng
Artistic Advisor Suyin Kan
Programme Length 70 minutes without intermission
Scale of Venue Flexible, preferably unconventional spaces and galleries
Touring Company 8 pax (1 Choreographer, 5 Performers, 1 Technical Support, 1 Touring Manager)
Touring Availability On appointment
Supporting Activity Workshop and meet the artist session
On Tour
Jockey Club News Arts Power & Tai Kwun, Hong Kong
2021
Apr