GRAND SAUT

Samuelle Auclair + Victor Vân Tran; photo Shawn Kim

GRAND SAUT comprises three distinct dance choreographies developed over three years of intensive dance study and experimentation. It explores new methods for translating street, club, and social dance experience onto the stage. Each work manifests through innovative approaches to improvisation and freestyle, incorporating elements of liveliness, vulnerability, and relational concepts between each performer and the architectural space situated in Chinatown.

About the 3 new dance works...

U go, I go

Samuelle Auclair + Victor Vân Tran; photo Shawn Kim

A duet delving into hustle partner dance, u go, i go transposes concepts of extension, flow, and partnership. This cinematic journey, created and performed by Savage & Samuelle, transforms the venue into the canvas, blurring the boundaries between time and space.

Celestial Beast

Victor Vân Tran; photo Shawn Kim

Created and performed by Victor Vân Tran, and featuring the sounds of Theo Parrish and Sault, celestial beast is a solo challenging stereotypes through shadow play and unique perspectives.

The Enormous Room

Samuelle Auclair + Victor Vân Tran; photo Shawn Kim

A duet commissioned from choreographer Deanna Peters/Mutable Subject, The Enormous Room is performed by Samuelle Auclair and Victor Vân Tran, to the music of the Chicago Underground Trio. Embued with vulnerability and liveness, this work evokes the pulse and lights of the city.