'I am Hear' is an ongoing project which uses improvisation of voice and body as a basis, inspired by site specific locations and elements.

Putting our human instincts at the forefront in the current fast growing digital age, ‘I am Hear’ brings focus to our present; the here and 'now'.
This recording was Improvisation-based, both the voice and movement.  The body connects and reacts almost immediately to the sound created by the voice artist Elza Zaikinaite. 

This video was done in one take with 2 cameras, live at the site.

Voice. Elza Zaikinaite
Dance. Katherine Leung

I am Hear

White Lilies' choreographed by Katherine and filmed at a site specific location in Hong
Kong.
Our power of endurance, within harsh circumstances. Leaves us with some tough and
complicated emotions which are often left unexpressed. Drawn upon her own experience
of grief when losing someone close to her, 'White Lilies' is an exploration of how to transfer
unexpressed emotions through the moving body. Striving to describe the state of conflict within oneself
from feeling something which you cannot escape from.
Believing that our bodies are ever present in all that we experience in our lives. She chose
to perform this piece herself, remaining true to her own emotions to retain a certain
authenticity to the piece.

White Lilies

Part of Katherine's independent project with investigating the theme of proverbs/quotes. Through the means of scenography and choreography to transform the proverbs/quotes into dance performance pieces. For this particular piece the proverb/quote used is 'Life goes on'.

To represent this quote, this installation consists of a mirrored floor and a video projection of the line of a heart monitor. She uses these two parts of the installation to signify two things. Life and continuity. The solo dance itself carries another meaning shown through the dancer getting up and getting on with the dance routine in a defiant manner, which also portrays an underlying sense of unease. This piece was one of her first pieces in which she investigated how to present (in visual form) experiencing a sense of loss or defeat, but to find the motivation to carry on once more. The unease and restlessness is highlighted by the breath throughout the duration of the film. The motion of getting up from the floor time and time again, each time at a different pace, portraying the constant ups and downs that we face within our times of recovering from complex emotions throughout the duration of our lives. 

Dancer: Aline Derderian
Isadora Operation: Emi Tse

Role: Production Designer, Choreographer, Sound Editor, Video Editor, Video, Filming, Photographer and Lighting Designer

Life goes on

A live dance performance inspired by the quote "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time" the purpose of this piece is to embody the quote's motive and meaning. 

Role: Choreographer, Designer, Director and Lighting Designer.

Dancers: Alexandra Katana and Giuseppe Morra
Cellist and Composer: Irene Ortega Albaladejo
Filmed by: Iddo Gruengard, Annette Holborne and Alice Murgia
Editing by: Annette Holborne and Alice Murgia
Photography: Mette Sterre


We see as we are

This is a short dance film, choreographed as a self expression in exploration of the ways in which one might feel; suppressed within our ever growing world of consumerism. The movements start from a series of naturalistic movements, choreographed with the natural flow of the dancer's center and weight. The dancer then finds the constrictions imposed upon her (through choreography) which then transforms into rigid movement that no longer flows as freely as the dancer once performed. This is an exploration of movement from free flowing to rigid and controlled; to suggest the heavy pressures that change the way we naturally move and go through our lives.

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