Deciphers
A moving, multi-sensory contemporary duet about immigrant experiences and translation, connections, and identities.
Deciphers is a compelling and intimate physical performance that examines the complexity of human communication. Created and performed by Naishi Wang (Canada/China) and Jean Abreu (UK/Brazil), this cross-cultural collaboration blends elements of Chinese Folk Dance, Brazilian movement, spoken word, breathwork, and ink on paper to explore themes of translation and identity.
The stage becomes a space of negotiation and revelation—where gestures, words, and mark-making attempt to bridge the gap between understanding and misunderstanding. With evocative lighting design and sound design, Deciphers invites audiences into a live experience that is both viscerally physical and deeply poetic
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Credits
Deciphers - An international collaboration by Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu
Created and performed by: Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu
Lighting Design: Lucie Bazzo
Visual Design: Ivy Wang
Music/ Composition Olesia Onykiienko
Dramaturgy: Guy Cools
Outside Eye: Ginelle Chagnon
Voice Coach: Fides Krucker
Rehearsal Director: Xing Bang Fu
Access Consultant: Zed Lightheart
Technical Director: Emerson Kafarowski
Stage Manager: A.J. Morra
PR: Robert James
Producers: Michael Peter Johnson (UK) and Robert Sauvey (Canada)
