CHYNA IS A 14 YEAR OLD DANCER – WHO IS DEAF

Multimedia dance production starring a 14 year old Deaf performer, Chyna, comes to VAULT Festival in March 2020

In this multimedia dance production, video documentary is mixed with a live solo performance as she takes us on a journey through her daily life, immersing us in her world. Thus remarkable piece of theatre challenges notions of how stories are told, brought to VAULT Festival by multimedia theatre company Weave Stories.

Deafness is not a disability here, but the opportunity to experience the world differently. Resonating in all of us, this show is accessible to both hearing and non-hearing audiences, without the use of translation. Created in collaboration with Oak Lodge, a specialist school for the D/deaf in Balham and Deaf Dance Artist Chisato Minamimura, this performance aims at bridging the D/deaf and hearing communities.

Weave Stories’ productions are based on lived experience; drawing from research interviews to stage a plurality of voices. They follow a multimedia theatrical approach, using video footage and live action; ‘voices’ are placed in a form of counterpoint as they would be on a music score. Balanced on parallel narratives, their shows bring together different views on the same subject offering a debate on social and human issues.

Director Laurence Dollander is originally from Nancy, France and is a writer, director and a musician/composer. She studied the oboe at the Conservatoire and gained a degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Nancy, and has an MA in Performance Design and Practice from Central Saint Martins. She is very much involved with her local community, she teaches music at Oak Lodge School.

CHYNA – COMPANY INFORMATION

Performer                     Chyna

Director                        Laurence Dollander

Choreographer              Chisato Minamimura

Producer                       Weave Stories

LISTINGS

Chyna

Performance Dates

March 3^rd 2020 – March 5^th 2020, 6pm

Venue

VAULT Festival
Leake Street
London SE1 7NN

Running Time

60 mins

Ticket Price

£15

Website

weavestories.org