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Flowers of Ruin

Created in 2024
Duration｜48 min
Premiere | 26th July 2024, Greater Bay Area
Festival, Shenzhen, China

by Kenny Wing Tao Ho

Credits

“Don’t concern yourself with superficial appearances, does a flower think about how it should bloom? Doesn’t it just simply reach out to us and offer all it has to share.” - Kazuo Ohno

Flowers of Ruin is a dare to dance in the stormy weather of our lives. It is about living in the present moment and the power of now. What does it mean to look back? To leave, and to keep going? Made with the personal stories of the performers. We trace through their histories, childhood, regrets, joys, and dance in the Flowers of Ruin.

Choreographer Kenny Wing Tao Ho was invited to lead an international residency creation with ten professional dancers from China over a period of four weeks. Flowers of Ruin was the result of this commission by Xie Xin for The Greater Bay Area Dance Festival.

A stage with four performers, one standing in the center illuminated by a spotlight, and three kneeling or bending in the dark background, dressed in casual clothes. From Flowers of Ruin.
A dance with a yellow checkered patterned skirt is performing a headstand in a large flower pot, amoungst a row of potted flowers on a dark stage. From the dance theatre production Flowers of Ruin.
A man and a women sitting on the floor with engaged expressions, fists raised, surrounded by potted plants, in a dimly lit setting. From the dance theatre production Flowers of Ruin.
A group of performers holding potted flowers above their heads during a dance. From the dance theatre production Flowers of Ruin.
Group of dancers performing on stage with arms outstretched, wearing pastel and bright coloured clothing. From the dance theatre production Flowers of Ruin.
Group of people holding hands in a dance theater performance on stage. From the dance theatre production Flowers of Ruin.

Credits

Direction & Choreography:
Composer:
Lighting Design:
Costume Design:
Translator & Assistant:

Additional Music:

Created with Dancers:

Producer:
Stage Manager:

Supported by:

Special thanks to:


Film:
Photography:

Kenny Wing Tao Ho
Sabio Janiak
Shee Hoe
Little Rain, Chao Chao & Yoki
Ding Ding

Stormy Weather and Si tu vois ma mère by Sidney Bechet, Summer 3 - 2012 by Max Richter

Xian Peiying, Liu Yuqi , Tu Yu Chen, Fu Binjing, Deng Shiqi, Xu Junkai, Li Hualong, Ma Siyuan, Hu Haiqing

Lui He
Cai Yu

Xie Xin Dance Company, The Greater Bay Area Dance Festival, The Dancers Development Fund.

Yeji Kim, Vivian Luk, Hsinyu Wu, Thomasin Gulgec, Cecilia Huang, Oscar Li, Siyu Lu, Timea Szalontayova, Zoe Wheal, Abigail Lewis and Megan Dyke for their contribution during the research and development process.

Xie Yu
Hu Yifan