PROGRAMME

WELCOME2DECA

One morning in Bangkok, the DECA team shared personal stories of our childhood over coffee in a stylish cafe called Slabtitude. We poured our memories and reflections into a cauldron and the further we looked back, the fiercer the potion bubbled. And that’s where the themes and chapters for CREASED started gaining clarity.

For this show, we wanted to find solace in textured relationships, where we appreciate the choppy waves and howling winds, despite hating the bitter taste of it all, knowing that it plays a huge part in forming our character today. Gender biases, troubled marriages, hard love habits that are passed down from generations, all hung like wrinkled linen shirts in our wardrobes, swearing that its a piece of garment we will never wear again. Except, its the one piece we never choose to dispose, unknowingly leaving it for our future generation.

I hope everyone sees something, or maybe even connect to this work in one personal way or another, and that it offers a multitude of emotions as we witness some part of our lives being played out on stage. Because what use is a piece of art, if it doesn’t tuck any heartstrings, if it doesn’t make a sound? Even the smallest whisper might echo for a long time.

On behalf of the entire CREASED team, thank you for choosing to be here with us.

Keep dancing,

Edwin

SYNOPSIS

As we journey through life, we often experience a shift in our perspectives on acceptance, culture, tradition, and the values that define us as individuals in society. "Creased" offers a contemporary exploration of generational understanding, seeking to bridge the gap between family members, neighbours, and even strangers.

Envisioned as a beautiful tapestry of human connection, "Creased" brings together three generations of dancers: our enthusiastic seniors from the decasilver program, our vibrant and energetic youngsters from the decak!ds program, and our passionate dancers from decastudios. This performance is a collaborative effort, a creation shaped by everyone, and intended for everyone.

MUSIC

CITY SOUNDSCAPE (LONDON 5PM) - KEN WATANABE
OBESSION END - ORI LICHTIK
DARE DARD - RENÉ AUBRY
AMNÉSIE - RENÉ AUBRY
CITY SOUNSCAPE (NEW YORK 3PM) - KEN WATANABE
MONOLOGS (VERTIGO 20) - RAN BAGNO
FACÉTIES - RENÉ AUBRY
CITY SOUNDSCAPE (NEW YORK 3PM) - KEN WATANABE
QUINTETTE - RENÉ AUBRY
PING (TOLOUSE LOW TRAX REMIX) - HAUSCHKA
DATA.MATRIX - RYOJI IKEDA
CITY SOUNDSCAPE (NEW YORK 3PM) - KEN WATANABE

TEAM (click to jump to profile)

CREATIVE TEAM

PRODUCER AND CO-CHOREOGRAPHEREDWIN WEE
CO-CHOREOGRAPHERRACHEL LUM
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHERJOANNE SEOW
STAGE MANAGEREDWIN WEE
LIGHTING DESIGNERDARREN LEE

CAST

DANCERRACHEL LUM
DANCERSTEPHANIE RAE YOONG
DANCERKATHLEEN WUNG
DANCERAIREEN PHANG
DANCERNG PEI YAO

DANCERJUNE CHEN
DANCERMADELINE TAN
DANCERLILY WOO
DANCERALICIA TAN
DANCERCATHERINE CHUA

DANCERCHI MAYNARD
DANCERHAYDN WEE
DANCERIYLA WEE
DANCERJEREMIAH PEH
DANCERREE YEW
DANCERIRIS MACLACHLAN
DANCERSTEPHANIE LEE
DANCERTAN LER XUAN
DANCERALBA MACLACHLAN
DANCERCARRA TAN

MARKETING TEAM

EDWIN WEE
STEPHANIE RAE YOONG
JOANNE SEOW
GOH SIEW KOON

PRODUCTION SUPPORT

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTJOANNE SEOW
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTGOH SIEW KOON
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTKELLYOH
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTKARUNNARAPORN PAOPA-NGA
FRONT OF HOUSEGOH SIEW KOON
FRONT OF HOUSEGRACE NANDAR

SPECIAL THANKS

COMMUNITY PARTNERLIONS BEFRIENDERS

SUPPORTEDBY

NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL - CREASED is a recipient of Performance & Participation Grant
ARTS FUND - CREASED is a recipient of Performance & Participation Grant
START FUND - CREASED is a recipient of the Programme Track funding
GINLEE - for kindly sponsoring the costumes for the Decasilver and Decadance Co dancers

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EDWIN WEEPRODUCER AND CO-CHOREOGRAPHER

Edwin graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2008 with a Diploma in Dance. Upon graduation, he was invited to present his graduating choreography, The Shaman's Cat, at the da:ns Festival 2008 at Esplanade. He was part of Generations Spotlight: Moscow (2008) directed by Ivan Heng, where he performed for the President of Russia, Dmitriy Medvedev, and Singapore's Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong. He later performed for His Excellency President of Singapore SR Nathan at the Singapore Design Awards 2008.

He joined Arts Fission in 2008 ad has been actively choreographing and performing since. He was appointed Rehearsal Director in 2011 and Artistic Director for the company’s annual young people environmental dance-theatre productions since 2012. He has directed, curated, designed and choreographed more than 20 staged and site specific original productions.

With Arts Fission, he was involved in all productions and community projects. Some notable performances include, and not limited to, The Rite of Spring: A People’s Stravinsky (2013), Temple Reimagined (2013): a dance film, Future Feed (2014): a collaboration with Irene K Compagnie and presented in Belgium, In the Name of Red (2015): a site specific performance commissioned by National Gallery Singapore, Fire Monkey: a site specific performance under the arts festival of Mapping Melbourne (2016), and again at Northcote Townhall, Melbourne (2018).