Created and performed by award-winning choreographer Shion Skye Carter, Residuals (住み・墨) is a solo which draws visual, sonic, and physical influences from Japanese calligraphy. Multiple interdisciplinary elements are interwoven with dynamic contemporary dance in the work, including full-stage video projections, sculptural costume and prop design, and bilingual spoken text. Dynamic brushstrokes inform Carter’s movement as she traverses hundreds of sheets of translucent paper, evoking an abstracted memory of her Japanese grandparents’ rural home while reconnecting to experiences of cultural displacement and fragmented feelings of 'home'. These memories spark a journey of introspective self-discovery, where the layers of her identity begin to unfurl.

This project has been made possible with support from the Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, Powell Street Festival Society with support from Canadian Heritage, Dumb Instrument Dance’s sponsorship through City of Vancouver Cultural Services, Canada Council for the Arts, and the National Association of Japanese Canadians.