Rokuro -The Wheel explores the embodiment of Asian Canadian identity and place and the intersection of cultural artifacts, movement, music and history on artistry. This work is a collaboration between choreographers/performers Takako Segawa and Suzanne Liska and composer/performer Heidi Chan.

The live dance/music performance coexists with the staged multi-sensory Japanese-inspired garden created by Jennie Vallis, a tea ceremony for the audience by Momo tea featuring John Ikeda’s ceramic tea bowls, and videos by Yves Soglo in collaboration with the artists.

I have been following the work of Canadian dance/theatre group CORPUS for the better part of the last decade or so, since I had a chance to experience their Peep Show installation for Nuit Blanche many years ago. I was thrilled to be given the chance to shoot their latest project, coinciding with their 20th anniversary, House Guests.

Shot over three preview performances, the images below are only a handful of selects from this innovative, at times frenetic, but always intriguing, site-specific show that ran from Nov. 21 to Dec 17, 2017. It's rare that I end up with too many keepers from any live or sports event—I usually pray the photography gods for a dozen usable shots or so. This was one of those rare occasions and I had a hard time selecting even the 30+ below. Enjoy!

Residency Showings & Holiday Party - The Theatre Centre (2023)

2023 Directors' Showcase - Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies (2023)

Comedy is Art opening night - The Theatre Centre

Walk with Amal - Esplanade

Rokuro - The Wheel (2023)

don’t cry when constellations beg to burn - Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Toronto (2022)

2022 Director’s Showcase - Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Toronto (2022)

2021 Director’s Showcase - Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Toronto (2021)

Nuit Rose Light Parade (2018)

House Guests by CORPUS (2017)

The Mystery of Mr. Leftovers (2016)