Jiawen Feng

A seed takes root…
A memory resurfaces…
A body remembers…

The Story of Time explores the relationship between diasporic identity, embodied memory and the movement histories carried within a dancing body.

Drawing on Chinese mythology, family narratives and choreographic experimentation, the work unfolds through different experiences of time, bringing together fragments of stories, gestures, sensations and lived experiences.

As these fragments meet, overlap and transform through movement, they begin to reveal the many histories that coexist within a body…

Content Warnings
This performance contains the following staging and sensory elements:

Audience members may be approached or directly addressed through eye contact, no verbal response or active participation is required

Credits

Jiawen Feng, choreography and performance

Julie Minaai, choreographic supervision

Dr Derrick Brown-Appenzeller, research supervision

Jiawen Feng, sound design

Xiaole Zhan, sound sample contribution

Special Thanks

Jiawen’s family members for sharing their stories and voices through interviews, and for contributing pipa recordings.

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