Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency

Esplanade Presents

Dance | Talk

Flowers: Demonstration and Jam by Jared Jonathan Luna

(Philippines)

24 May 2024, Fri, 9pm

2hrs

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade Rehearsal Studio

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Synopsis
Synopsis

Flowers is a project currently in development under Jared Jonathan Luna’s collection, Tik Tok Ethnochoreology. Influenced by Tik Tok dances during the pandemic, this project is an artistic research on the ways that social media has shaped dance practice. In Flowers, Jared tapped members of Singapore’s ballroom and voguing community to explore the concept of dance knowledge borrowed from US Black and Latinx subcultures, and how it is used in place making practices, both in virtual and physical contexts. Jared will demonstrate their process in developing movement-based outputs that were created as part of the research. A short voguing and ballroom jam will follow the demonstration.

Advisory:

Advisory 16: this programme is recommended for 16 years and above as it contains some mature themes

 

Meeting Point: Please meet at the Esplanade Box Office and Visitor Centre (Mezzanine Level) for admission to this programme as the public entrance to the Rehearsal Studio via the Theatre Studio is temporarily closed.

 

Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the programme.

Admission Age:
13 and above.
Language: English
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Artist Information

Jared Jonathan Luna

Jared Jonathan Luna is a dance artist, dramaturg and aspiring memelord interested in vernacular movement systems, street dance, urban spaces and the Philippine diaspora. Within their movement-based works, Luna explores the role that the body and its movements play in the process of creating meaning by utilising a rich array of movement vocabularies derived from street dance and contemporary dance. As a dancer and a performance maker, Luna has shown their solo works on prominent stages, including the WIfIbody Choreographers Competition (2018), the Hong Kong International Choreography Festival (2019), and the Indonesian Dance Festival (2022). Additionally, Luna has been involved in collaborative performances for Tokyo Festival (2019) and the Asia Triennial of Performing Arts (2020).

Date & Time

24 May 2024, Fri

9pm

Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
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