ZACHARY LOPEZ
Peril
Peril
Concept/Choreography: Zachary Lopez
Performers: Yilin Kong, Zachary Lopez
Sound Design: James Brown
Costume Maker: Jennifer Do
This work is an exorcism of undesired narratives imposed on the Asian body. Drawing from folklore, ritual and the concept of material culture, two bodies endure states of dissonance and turmoil, vibrating between fantasy and the fantasised. They attempt to interrogate histories, conjure spirits and escape the threat to and of their bodies, creating a hypnotising cleanse. In collaboration with Yilin Kong and sound designer James Brown, a new reality unfolds. Peril enables bodies to transcend objectification and pass into a unified identity.
Zachary Lopez is a contemporary dancer and emerging choreographer based in Sydney. A Filipino-Australian, he explores the duality between his identities to understand cultural lineage and nationality within his practice. He has worked with dance companies, independent choreographers and arts organisations throughout Australia including Marrugeku, Sydney Dance Company as an associate artist, Strut Dance (WA) with Maxine Doyle (UK), Co3, The Farm, Legs on the Wall, Cass Mortimer Eipper and Amrita Hepi, among others. He was awarded an Australia Council Artstart Grant in 2015, creative development grants in 2017 from The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (WA) and a Young Creative Leaders Fellowship (Create NSW) in 2019.
Dancehouse, Melbourne - March 2020 - all rights reserved
Documentation by Cobie Orger.