SEA THROUGH CITY

Inspired by Vancouver as Douglas Coupland’s “City of Glass,” this interdisciplinary project transforms the city itself into a living choreographic system. Through performance, film, sound, and sculptural installation, the work explores how reflection, architecture, and urban movement shape perception and identity in contemporary life.

Developed across four Vancouver locations, a dancer performs within a mobile reflective structure that refracts bodies, light, and space into constantly shifting compositions. Choreography emerges through direct engagement with changing urban conditions—weather, pedestrian flow, architecture, and reflection—while environmental sound, live voice, and film become active collaborators in the creative process.

Blurring the boundaries between performance, installation, and cinema, the project treats the city not as a backdrop but as a dynamic partner in creation. The research will culminate in a public work-in-progress screening, artist conversation, and a series of short films that capture and extend this evolving exploration of Vancouver’s reflective urban landscape.