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Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency

Esplanade Presents

Dance | Talk

a place we could not name

XUE, Razan Wirjosandjojo and Mervin Wong (Singapore, Indonesia)

23 Jun 2026, Tue, 7pm

2hrs

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade Annexe Studio (Meeting point: Esplanade Mall outside Harry's, Level 1, 15mins before start time)

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Synopsis

a place we could not name is an experimental performance proposition as evasive as its name. Blending body movement, improvisation, and responsive sound design, this showing distills residencies across Singapore, Bundanon (Australia) and Central Java (Indonesia).

 

Starting from the Esplanade Courtyard, this artistic investigation culminates in a one-hour experimental piece shaped by three entities/archetypes across shifting thresholds. Seeking to bring back a sense of the “in-between”, the work posits place as fluid and relational. Post-show discussion follows.

Advisory:

This performance contains strobe lighting, flashing lights, extended periods of darkness, and potential trip hazards.

 

There will be a sharing session with the artists after the performance.

Admission Age:
12 and above.
Language: English
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Artist Information

XUE

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Singaporean Butoh artist XUE centers Butoh as lived praxis across various disciplines and underground contexts. They are the founder of the Singapore Butoh Collective and an associate artist at Dance Nucleus.

Razan Wirjosandjojo

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Based in Solo, Indonesia, Razan Wirjosandjojo works across dance, performance art, and film. He approaches the body as a physical and temporal site, where movement becomes dialogue between organ and soul through rasa.

Mervin Wong

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Mervin Wong is a Singaporean sound artist composing immersive listening fields from classical strings and expanded electronics. He dissolves boundaries between performance, installation, and ritual.

Date & Time

23 Jun 2026, Tue

7pm

Esplanade Annexe Studio

Meeting point: Esplanade Mall outside Harry's, Level 1, 15mins before start time

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