★★★★★
“A Faint Existence is so tightly held and direct that they meld into the tapestry of the global concept”. Sydney Morning Herald
“Chan is powerful, magnetic and compelling. At times, her performance is almost trancelike. Sometimes, it is as if she is caught in a vertical box, but there is also slithery floorwork. There are sections of stillness and others of repeated phrases of movement. Is she battling unseen destructive forces? Benjamin Cisterne’s evocative dramatic lighting ranges from the hints of a sunrise to an eclipse to a starry sky and other atmospheric effects. Clare Britton’s set consists mostly of a large disk in the middle of the stage – the Earth viewed from space – and a billowing banner stretched between two poles visible at certain points during the performance. The relentlessly driven rhythms of the soundscape by James Brown are full of pops, crackles, beeps, humms, a ticking alarm clock, a heartbeat, as well as a rather overwhelming throbbing low bass at one point, all contrasted with sections of intense silence where the audience hardly dared to breathe. A Faint Existence is a most striking, compelling piece.” By Lynne Lancaster of Dance Informa.
Winner, Dance Australia's 2016 Critics’ Choice Most Outstanding Solo Work
A FAINT EXISTENCE. 2016- 2018
Creator, Choreographer & Performer: Kristina Chan
Composer: James Brown
Designer: Clare Britton
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Cisterne
Dramaturg: Victoria Hunt
Production Manager: Mark Haslam
Produced by Force Majeure
The first work in the trilogy. Also see MOUNTAIN
Sydney Opera House, Unwrapped Festival, May 10th- 13th 2018
First season at Performance Space's Liveworks Festival,
The development of A Faint Existence was supported by Carriageworks, Bundanon Artists Trust and Arts House.
Kristina Chan, A Faint Existence, Performance Space, Carriageworks. Photo Lucy Parakhina
Development images by Kristina Chan and Clare Britton. Performance images by Ashley de Prazer