Winnie Ho - CAM en tournée
aWokening
October 4 + November 7 + November 9, 2024
Maisons de la Culture
aWokening by Winnie Ho

In aWokening, I aspire to reconnect with my birthplace, Hong Kong, by exploring the embodiment of grief, the loss of roots and the perpetual longing to return... Creating with my father's knowledge of wok cooking and auscultating the methods and materials used in Cantonese cuisine, I listen, reconnect intimately with my ancestors and immerse myself in wok chi (鑊氣), the energy of the wok, which gives Cantonese cuisine its singular flavor. aWokening is a landscape of dreams and memories expressed through an immersive, multi-sensory experience blending smells, sounds, tastes and images.

Credits

Winnie Ho: Choreography and interpretation
Moe Clark: Sound design
Nien Tzu Weng: Lighting design
Darah Miah: Lighting support
Thea Patterson, Sasha Kleinplatz: Dramaturgical advice
Angie Cheng, Justin de Luna, Geneviève Allard, Nate Jaffe, Lari Jalbert: Outside Observers
William Li, Stephen Ho: Cooking

Co-produced by Winnie Ho and Danse-Cité

Partners and creative support: CCOV, Circuit-Est center chorégraphique, MAI | Montréal, arts interculturels, Mainline, Maison de la Culture, Studio ED, Studio 303, CanAsian Dance, Accès Asie, Tangente, CanDance, Théâtre Aux Écuries, La Centrale
The creation of this work was made possible with the financial support of : Canada Council for the Arts, Danse-Cité, La Centrale

As part of CAM en tournée 24-25