Two dance prodigies born on the same day, bred in different traditions, the finest of their generation. Hun Pen from Cambodia meets January Low from Malaysia. With a riveting presence and charming candour, they take you on a voyage of dance and biography as they trade tales of epic heroines, share secrets in theatrical techniques, and bare personal stories of how their bodies transformed. While carrying the legacies of ancient Khmer and Odissi dance forms, they also lead urban modern-day lives. A regular member of the Cambodian royal entourage as prima dancer, the classically trained Hun Pen went on to study modern dance. January Low is not only an award-winning Indian classical dancer but is schooled in western ballet and modern dance. The duo confront and investigate their differences and similarities in Seen:Silent, slipping between worlds: spectacle to ordinary, classical to contemporary. Produced by Tang Fu Kuen, with Fred Lim as dramaturg, this intimate insightful work makes its world premiere at da:ns 08.
