RELAXATION 101 (2025)
9 minutes
a fever dream of leisure crashes head-first with toxic wellness culture. using sped-up and exaggerated actions that nod towards yoga, jazzercise, tanning and meditation, the manic drive to better oneself hurtles the dancers into increasingly-chaotic situations (and dance breaks), all in the name of optimizing mind, body, and soul. a desperate fight to be the most “at peace”.
photos by Yohan Kim
premiere date February 15 2025, presented at EMBARK Showcase by The Happening Dance, Vancouver BC
choreography - Calder White
performance - The Happening Dance
music - Ross from Friends