Dear A
A multimedia live music show exploring migration, identity and belonging through songs, storytelling and photographic projections.
A multimedia live music show exploring migration, identity and belonging through songs, storytelling and photographic projections.
Fringe Show Producer
Fringe Show Producer
ABOUT
ABOUT
Created and performed by musician Juniper Lai, Dear A combined Chinese indie folk music and poetic monologues with portraits by photographer Chi Wai Cheung. Presented at theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, the show brought personal reflections on love, displacement and memory into an intimate live performance.
Created and performed by musician Juniper Lai, Dear A combined Chinese indie folk music and poetic monologues with portraits by photographer Chi Wai Cheung. Presented at theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, the show brought personal reflections on love, displacement and memory into an intimate live performance.
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
The show explored what it means to leave home and build a life elsewhere, giving space to the experiences of the Chinese diaspora. Music, spoken stories and portraits invited audiences to reflect on the people and places they carry with them.
The show explored what it means to leave home and build a life elsewhere, giving space to the experiences of the Chinese diaspora. Music, spoken stories and portraits invited audiences to reflect on the people and places they carry with them.
MY CONTRIBUTION
MY CONTRIBUTION
Working with Juniper’s background as a musician, I proposed combining her songs with storytelling and visual projections to develop the show’s format. As creative producer, I helped shape this approach and supported its delivery through production planning, logistics, marketing and press outreach.
Working with Juniper’s background as a musician, I proposed combining her songs with storytelling and visual projections to develop the show’s format. As creative producer, I helped shape this approach and supported its delivery through production planning, logistics, marketing and press outreach.
OUTCOMES
OUTCOMES
The production reached Edinburgh Fringe audiences, bringing Chinese diaspora stories into an international festival setting. Alongside the live show, the companion documentary offered a fuller picture of the people behind the portraits through their own voices and experiences.
The production reached Edinburgh Fringe audiences, bringing Chinese diaspora stories into an international festival setting. Alongside the live show, the companion documentary offered a fuller picture of the people behind the portraits through their own voices and experiences.
