HEAVEN FM

2025

Five artists journey towards the edge of a universe that is teeming with spirit and sound. Equipped with low-tech gear, they attempt connection—tuning in to and out of otherworldly stories. The absurd is juxtaposed with the sublime, the comedic revealed within the sacred. Powered by joy, grief, and battery-operated magic, HEAVEN FM dances with the unseen and the ever-shifting gravity of loss.

HEAVEN FM is born from Hong Kong Exile Co-Artistic Director Natalie Tin Yin Gan’s reflections on Chinese ancestral ritual in the modern, digitized era. Weaving dance, theatre, and multimedia performance, this collectively devised work is informed by Hong Kong Exile’s thirteen years of exploring technological interactivity in performance.

Duration: 60 min

CREATED BY
Natalie Tin Yin Gan, ellis cheadle, Alex Mah, Juolin Lee, Alex Tam

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION BY
Sepehr Samimi

WORKSHOP ARTIST CREDITS
Zahra Shahab, Don Chow, Kaylee Louie, Chu-Lynne Ng, Eddy Van Wyk, Julia Siedlanowska, Daisy Thompson, Antonio Somera, Eric Cheung, Kelly McInnes, Sudhee Liao, Chong Gua Khee

SUPPORTED BY
Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver, SFU Cultural Programs, SFU School of Contemporary Arts, Plastic Orchid Factory, Left of Main, the Cultch, Theatre Replacement, and Scotiabank Dance Centre.

PRESENTED BY
Festival TransAmériques  (May 31-June 1, 2025)

Vancouver Art Gallery (May 13-18, 2025)

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