Video Artist and Designer based in Gadigal (Sydney), Australia. Working in theatre, live performance and film.
Email - susiehendoproduction@gmail.com
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DIRECTOR : Tessa Leong
LIGHTING CONCEPT : Govin Ruben
LIGHTING REALISER : Susie Henderson
SET DESIGN : Al Joel & Emily Borghi
COSTUME DESIGN : Al Joel
VIDEO DESIGN : Rel Pham
CHOREOGRAPHIC CONSULTANTS : Amrita Hepi & Victoria Hunt
CULTURAL CONSULTANT & NARRATOR : Irene Cheung
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PRODUCTION IMAGES : Joseph Mayers
From the Contemporary Asian Australian Performance website...
“A sumptuous audio-visual experience and song cycle by award-winning vocalist, producer and multi-disciplinary artist Rainbow Chan 陳雋然.
Drawing on her Weitou ancestry (first settlers of Hong Kong), Chan reimagines a Weitou ritual known as the bridal lament, a public performance of grief in which a bride wept and sang in front of family and friends. In this liminal space, brides expressed bitterness towards their arranged marriages and the prevailing patriarchal rule.
Conceived and structured as a song cycle, The Bridal Lament brings to life intergenerational and cross-cultural perspectives on diasporic experiences and the complex history of Hong Kong. With a new suite of songs by Chan and direction from Tessa Leong, this lush and lavish work pays homage to ritual in a vibrant and dynamic world of projection, movement and colour.”