Faye Tan & Cecile Johnson Soliz Infinity Duet Production Info 10 minutes Two people deal with weight and time in this warm, soulful duet that weaves together drawing, sculpture, dance and sound in a unique collaboration. Touring as part of Shorts | Byrion Three up and coming choreographers fill the stage with drama, dark comedy and design that shines, set to a mix of new music and classic hits. Read More Tickets “The sculpture can't help but yield to gravity, and neither can their bodies. Two people deal with time and weight in this brief reverie.” Two people deal with weight and time in this warm, soulful duet that weaves together drawing, sculpture, dance and sound in a unique collaboration. Choreographer Faye Tan and artist Cecile Johnson-Soliz created this work together with the dancers. Featuring music composed by Richard McReynolds, costumes printed with Cecile’s drawings and a large swinging sculpture which takes centre stage, this work sweeps you along with it. Creative Team Length: 10 minutes Dancers: 2 First performed: 30 February 2025, Dance House, Cardiff Artist: Cecile Johnson Soliz Composer: Richard Mcreynolds Costume Designer: Cecile Johnson Soliz Lighting Designer: Will Lewis Costume Maker: Elizabeth Catherine Chiu Dancers And Co-Coreographers: Charlotte Aspin, Alys Davies, Olivia Foskett, Sarah ‘Riz’ Golden, Jill Goh, Edward Myhill Rehearsal Director: Victoria Roberts With Thanks To: Luca Chiodini, Dan Clark, Elena Grace, Sam Gilovitz, Niamh Keeling, Mario Manara, Matthew William Robinson, Ds Smith, Will Barrett Soliz, Rachel Verner Choreographer Faye Tan Faye is a dancer and choreographer from Singapore and is currently a full-time dancer with National Dance Company Wales. Her choreographic practice is nourished by her extensive experiences of working with contemporary dance choreographers from all over the world and her explorations of different dance styles, cultures, methods and techniques. Her works often embrace the sometimes-overwhelming complexities of human emotion, and are often odes to human experiences of the sublime. Frequently collaborating with musicians and visual artists, she has created works for various settings and contexts with NDCWales, VERVE (UK), Frontier Danceland (Singapore), the Centre for Advanced Training (UK) and School of The Arts Singapore. https://www.faye-tan.com/ Cecile Johnson Soliz is a second generation American of Bolivian heritage who grew up in California, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, Ghana and Italy before arriving to the U.K. to study fine art at Cardiff College of Art and Goldsmiths. Following 20 years in London, the Henry Moore Fellowship in Sculpture brought her to Cardiff in 1995 where she lives and works. Cecile has exhibited across 35 years in the U.K. and abroad in both solo and group exhibitions, winning the Gold Medal in Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod, Wales in 2017. She is currently collaborating with the National Dance Company of Wales. For full Bio and C.V. see: cecilejohnsonsoliz.net @cecilejohnsonsoliz Richard McReynolds is a Northern-Irish composer, multi-media artist and creative producer based in Cardiff. He works in the intersection between media, exploring new connections between performance, sound and visuals. His work encompasses sound works, performance-art, generative images, hyper instruments and installations. richardmcreynolds.com @mcreynoldsrich Gallery
Shorts | Byrion Three up and coming choreographers fill the stage with drama, dark comedy and design that shines, set to a mix of new music and classic hits. Read More Tickets