M1 CONTACT: Dance artists talk mental health
about 47 months ago (06/13/2020)
M1 CONTACT: Dance artists talk mental health | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 13, 2020 Four artists, Ruby Jayaseelan, Irfan Kasban, Fabio Liberti and Xenres Kirishima Chi Ji Hong, get personal as they talk about mental health issues in relation to works they have been developing for M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival. Ruby and Irfan talk about what Terbalek (Malay for “upside down”) means to them; Italian choreographer Fabio reveals the roots of the story of the award-winning performance, Solo for Real ; and Xenres shares about a condition many performing artists have and his work Vessel of Theseus . As a result of the pandemic, all live performances for the 11th edition of the festival have been rescheduled to 2021.