A powerful physical and visual duet about immigrant experience, communication, connection, and identity by acclaimed choreographers Naishi Wang (Canada/China) and Jean Abreu (UK/Brazil).
Deciphers is a moving, multi-sensory, contemporary piece blending elements of Chinese Folk Dance, Brazilian movement, spoken word, breathwork, and ink on paper to explore what is gained, and lost, in translation.
Wang and Abreu use the stage as their blank canvas, highlighting the body as a primal source for communication where gestures, words, and mark-making attempt to cultivate a mutual understanding. The result is a mesmerising, beautiful work by two artists international in talent and scope.
UK TOUR DATES
The Coronet Theatre, London
Thursday 23 – Saturday 25 October, 7.30pm
https://www.thecoronettheatre.com/whats-on/deciphers/
Dance City, Newcastle
Friday 31 October, 7.30pm
https://www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/287899/deciphers-by-naishi-wang-and-jean-abreu/
Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome
Thursday 6 November, 7pm
Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome
Tuesday 11 November, 7.30pm
https://brightondome.org/whats-on/Luf-deciphers
Image Credits: Photo by Maya Yoncali