'The Path' by Fei Gao

Name: 'The Path' by Fei Gao
Start: 2025-02-19T12:00:00+1100
End: 2025-02-20T20:00:00+1100
Location: Verge Gallery

Wed, 19 Feb, 12pm - 20 Feb, 8pm AEDT

Verge Gallery

sydney, australia

Verge Gallery

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Join Verge for The Path, a series of performances created by Fei Gao which bring to life the diverse migration journeys of five friends, taking place in the context of You’re Welcome? during the University of Sydney's Welcome Week.

On Thursday night, join us for the final performance of The Path, alongside a live DJ set by soundtrack composer and DJ, Sim Cheuanghane. Enjoy drinks at the bar, grab some free pizza and bring your friends along for this celebration of belonging and connection as we welcome our Verge community back for 2025.

Performance begins 6:40pm.

ABOUT THE PATH

Each of the five performers in The Path are adorned in striking armor, created during intimate interviews that informed each of the individual costume designs. These costumes, rendered in vivid hues of Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, and Black, weave personal and poetic stories of migration into their very fabric. Through collaborative workshops, the performers have crafted unique movements that echo their individual journeys.

The Path comes together in a powerful moment where the five characters’ separate paths converge, symbolising a shared transformation. As they traverse the open field, they enact a compelling search for belonging and connection. This search resolves in a celebratory dance—a tribute to the bonds and communities that migrants forge to support one another in the face of adversity. This finale encapsulates a process of transformation, resilience, and symbolises the enduring human quest for connection.

Performers:
Celine Cheung
Fei Gao
emoeba h♡rtbridge
Atoc Malou
Kit Wu-Bylett

Costumes:
Kit Wu-Bylett
Fei Gao

Sound:
Sim Cheuanghane

Learn more about You're Welcome? and related public programs here.

VENUE ACCESS

Wheelchair access - there are two lifts available: one on City Rd and one on Maze Crescent.

Accessible and all-gender bathrooms are located about 90 metres from Verge. They are equipped with a handrail. A baby-change table is available.
Guide Dogs and support animals are welcome at Verge.

For detailed access information to the venue, please visit the Access page on Verge's website.

Image: Fei Gao, The Path, 2024 (pre-production still). Commissioned by Parramatta Artists Studios. Photo: Garry Trinh

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Verge Gallery is a not for profit arts space at the University of Sydney dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art practice.

Verge Gallery’s key focus is to present interdisciplinary exhibitions from leading and emerging arts practitioners while providing the University of Sydney students, academics and visitors an arena for critical dialogue and response. A space without borders, we encourage unique voices and viewpoints.

Through exhibitions and public programs, Verge acts as a vehicle for learning and skill sharing. In collaboration with the University’s faculties and the greater community, Verge programs give students experiential learning opportunities and mentorships that support their education and development. Situated in the Chippendale-Redfern-Darlington creative hub, Verge expands beyond its university setting to provide exhibitions and events that are relevant to the wider community.

Verge Gallery is an initiative supported by the University of Sydney Union (USU). Verge is an integral part of the USU suite of cultural programs which are at the heart of University of Sydney life.