REVOLVER
What is new work in the era of social media 'templates,' endless cloud storage and meme-ory? REVOLVER presents the body as an avatar - interrogating the boundaries between past/present, archive/repertoire and citation/creation.
REVOLVER is a 20 minute solo, stitched together from a decade's worth of video archives and perfomed with motion-capture projections. As an ensemble with the self, REVOLVER tracks the evolution of Tan's creative process and collaborator relationships.
Debuted in 2024 for Resoluton Festival, with support from Chisenhale Dance Space and Harvard Graduate School of Design.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
London, UK / 31 January 2024 / The Place Theatre
Choreography & Performance Lizzy Tan
Creative Direction Consultant Carly Lave
Artistic Collaborator Frieda Luk
PRESS
‘Lizzy Tan ends the evening with her new work Revolver, a piece asking the “of-our-time” question…’
Dance Art Journal, ‘What to see at Resolution 2024 Festival at the Place’ (2023)
'Revolver offers an intriguing perspective on the creative process and on archiving, and how these might be affected when we have the ability to record and capture everything if we choose...'
Rachel Elderkin, Resolution Review of 'Revolver' (2024)
'... the psyche of a decade’s worth of dance works layered and interconnected like an intricate web...'
Sara Silva, Resolution Review of 'Revolver' (2024)
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