WARRIOR QUEENS

Sadler’s Wells Theatre, by Julia Cheng [2022]

Set Design + Video Design by Ruby Law

Interrogating displacement, cultural hybridity and power, Warrior Queens delves into ancestry and lineage inspired by the legendary folk myth of ‘Hua Mulan’ and Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’. From Olivier Award-nominated choreographer and House of Absolute Creative Director Julia Cheng, this work explores yin yang energy, identity and the adversity of the modern-day warrior. Embedded in a live musical soundscape with musicians from the Philharmonia Orchestra and BeiBeiWang.

The flavourful scenic design explores the organic nature of the dance movement, drifting between different abstracted vast spaces through lighting and projection. The piece ends with a fire installation which represents the idea of cleansing and rebirth, a moment of enlightenment.

Creative Director and Choreographer: Julia Cheng | Musical Director: Ffion Campbell-Davies | Rehearsal Director: Dickson Mbi | Composer: Simon McCorry | Lighting Design: Joshua Harriette | Costume Design: Ceci Calf | Set Design: Ruby Law @ RULA | Video Design: Ruby Law @ RULA | Executive Producer: Emily Labhart | Production Manager: Pete Maxey | Dancers: Ffion Campbell-Davies, Jonadette Carpio, Paris Crossley, Sera Maehara, Faye Reader, Faye Stoeser, Chandenie Gobardhan

Photography Credit: Stonehouse Photographic