Ho m a ge is inspired by the work of Janina Fisher about dissociation - a state of broken awareness and memory that is often experienced after psychological trauma.
Through a multi-sensory voyage, Ho m a ge attempts to reconstruct the self by assembling hidden and compartmentalized childhood memories through the mind of both the young child and the adult. The work of Janina Fisher punctuates the journey, helping to make sense of the broken picture, like a puzzle that demands to be seen as a whole.
Choreographer Sylvie Bouchard says:
"Ho m a ge is also inspired by a personal story and by the desire to unveil complex relationships, particularly with my father and his addiction to alcohol, which made him violent and sadly unable to flourish. My father, who died in 2001, had a deep love for music (more specifically opera) and sang. With Ho m a ge, I want to pay homage to my father, a man who was never able to fully live his passion, share his art, because of incredible adversities and abuse he himself was inflicted.
Ho m a ge pierces through layers of childhood trauma, dissociation, addiction, and resilience, and brings a personal story into a universal lens. While Ho m a ge deals with themes that are not light in essence, the work brings forward energies of love, care and fortitude that continue to be part of my journey, processing these experiences.”
CREDITS
Sylvie Bouchard: Choreographer and Performer
Morgan Lovell: Composer and Cellist
Ed Pien: Visual Artist
Anne-Marie Donovan: Director
Denise Fujiwara: Dramaturg
Sierra Chin Sawdy: Understudy
Mateo Barrera: Lighting Designer/Technical Director
Nalo Soyini Bruce: Costume Designer
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