CRACK (2011) - Amrita Performing Arts

Artistic Direction: Arco Renz Choreography: Arco Renz in collaboration with the dancers and Nuria Guiu Sagarra Dancers: Chey Chankethya, Chumvan Sodhachivy, Chy Ratana, Ngeth Rady, Phon Sopheap, Yun Davy Vocalists: Vy Chamroeun and Kong Piseth (JR) Courtesy of Tiny Toones Original Music: Marc Appart in collaboration with 'Peanut' AKA Phanna Nam Choreographic Assistance: Nuria Guiu Sagarra Lighting Design: Patrick Riou Costume Design: Claudia Khur Dramaturge: Tang Fu Kuen Video Design: Casey Lim Technical director: Ctrl Fre@ks Costume production: Don Protasio / Poetry of Siem Reap Production: Kobalt Works (Belgium) & Amrita Performing Arts (Cambodia) Commissioned for: Singapore Arts Festival With the support of: Goethe-Institut Southeast Asia With the additional support of: The Flemish Authorities -- International Projects Executive Producer Amrita Performing Arts (Cambodia) and and Tour Management: Caravan Production for Kobalt Works (Belgium) For Amrita Performing Arts: Executive director: Fred Frunberg Country director: Suon Bun Rith For Kobalt Works: Artistic director: Arco Renz Executive director: Wieter Bloemen For Caravan Production: Producers: Karen Joosten, Klaus Ludwig Arco Renz and Kobalt Works are Artist--in--Residence at STUK Arts Centre (Leuven, Belgium) Kobalt Works is supported by the Flemish Authorities www.kobaltworks.be The first phase of this work was developed in a workshop in December 2010 in PhnomPenh Cambodia with support by Goethe-Institut Southeast Asia. The Goethe Institut has launched an extensive initiative called tanzconnexions, which provides choreographers, dancers and dance enthusiasts with a wealth of information on contemporary dance in the Asia-Pacific region. The project connects dance ensembles fromthe region with partner groups in Germany and Europe, enhances the creative exchange between European and Asian dance scenes and supports several international co-productions. www.goethe.de/tanzconnexions We are very grateful to the directors of Rimbun Dahan in Malaysia, a centre for developing traditional and contemporary art forms, for sponsoring a two week residency in March 2011. Special thanks to Isabelle Finet and Lawrence Malstaf.