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Searching for Nyai roro Kyol - Bandung
Sunday, July 19, 2026 It all started with an idea. If time left an imprint, where would you choose to stay? I mean in terms of encounters. When I was doing research online and stumbled upon Nyi Roro Kidul, along with the fact that people had created choreography for her, I became determined to go to Indonesia to learn. Learn from whom? Stay where? I had no idea. All I knew was that I would land in Jakarta, which meant Java. I started asking every Indonesian I met, and they to
Alysa Leung
Oct 219 min read


尋找 Nyai roro Kyol - 萬隆
2026年7月19日星期日 Queen Mum 一切由一個想法開始。 如果時間有一個印記,你會選擇停留在那裏? 我指的,是相遇。 當初在網上research 時見到 Nyai roro Kyol,還有人為她編舞,便決心要到印尼學習。找誰?停在那裏?不知道。 只知道我會去Jakarta,那就是Java了。 我見印尼人就去問,他們說我應該要去jogja 那是Sundanese 的文化產地。 沒錯,我可能會學到更多的舞,但便會錯過了她的海灘。 因為一個朋友在一小時內回覆。他人搭人問,而那位舞者又在Instagram上找了她。 最初我們嘗試call 但英文不太能溝通,所以我們用翻譯機。她說,我只是舞者,要問編舞能不能分享舞蹈,而且那也是很多年前的事了。我說不要緊,記得我問她,你為什麼喜歡人魚女王?她說,她是回教徒。 但即使在單一信仰裡,她依然希望保留文化,和對女性的敬畏。 她說,我可以去她教小朋友的地方學習。自此,我們便決定要去一趟她的家鄉。 我們只在Instagram 上追蹤彼此近況,想一看大家的世界是如何。 我見她每星期都換上傳統服飾起舞,多
Alysa Leung
Oct 215 min read


Abyssal Abundance
A Beyond the Shore Cooperative Boardgame Game Overview This is a cooperative multiplayer game, where players work together to fight deep sea mining. Deep sea mining is the extraction of minerals from the seabed of the deep sea, such as polymetallic nodules which contain key minerals for digital infrastructure and batteries for the so-called green energy transition. Scientists and activists are strongly against deep sea mining because the deep sea is filled with unknowns and t
Stefan Brackman
Aug 12 min read


"Call & Response" Executive Summary
How can artists respond to a community, its histories, and impending urban redevelopment in the context of creative placemaking policies?...
Evelyn Wan
May 20, 20258 min read


Telling Inter-Asian Women's (Her)stories
Research Notes on Beyond the Shore Why do you want to tell stories of women? It is not just because they are often marginalised. It is not simply because we are female makers. Female embodiment is the fact of living for us. There is the unsaid pressure of carrying ourselves around as female bodies, always ready to be looked at, hopefully not to be groped nor raped. The male gaze is omnipresent. The fear of assault is palpable. You just get used to it, eventually. Objectificat
Evelyn Wan
Jan 16, 20259 min read


Artistic Research and Dramaturgical Framework:on Oceans, Islands, and Pirates
Beyond the Shore is a travelling series that connects different coastal locations at sea through research and performance.
Evelyn Wan
Oct 14, 20242 min read


《彼岸》藝術研究筆記
大海的記憶,誰會記得? 相信這些神話、傳說、歷史一直讓我們的故事流傳下去⋯⋯ 歷史由誰書寫要怎樣寫,一切都取決於記事的人。 再看盧亭傳說,發現很多都是在探討歷史/身份的真偽,1997 有何慶基的展覽,《香港三世書之再世書——盧亭考古新發現》系列...
Alysa Leung
Oct 17, 20236 min read


"Beyond the shore" Artistic Research Notes
Who will remember the memories of the sea? I believe their stories would continue to captivate and inspire us as we explore the intersections of gender, historical and mythical narratives... Who writes history and how it is written depends entirely on the perspective of the writer. When we examine the legend of Lo Ting, a Canton mermaid legend, we discover that much of it revolves around the authenticity of history and identity. In 1997, there was an exhibition by Ho Hing Kay
Alysa Leung
Oct 12, 20237 min read


Dramaturgy Workshop 2023 - Review
Description The workshop design is based on my residency experience in Belgium. Instead of sharing my journey, I unveiled my creative practice and invited the participants to follow this structure to create their work. I call my research journey as “site-inspired”. Different from site-specific work, I emphasize the transformation from the site-specific idea to the other presentation space. Since the presentation space is happening in the studio, the context and form have to b
Alysa Leung
Aug 15, 20235 min read


Critical Reflection
Process-driven performance The focus of this work is on how the performance is created rather than on achieving a set result. As Bram...
Alysa Leung
Jun 19, 20235 min read


Creative Practice: "Constructing space" Dance video
Arriving at Kortrijk, I found the entire place was under construction. The first question that came to our minds was “Why?”. After the...
Alysa Leung
Jun 18, 20232 min read


Creative Process: Studio Performance
I had established the space as an imaginary house-studio. The space awareness went from large to intimate and then expanded to the...
Alysa Leung
Jun 18, 20233 min read


Creative Practice: "My secret space " Interview
Our conversations covered various topics, including puppy love and the city landscape, the past and future of BUDA as a city art...
Alysa Leung
Jun 18, 20232 min read
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