13’2” Between Us
45 minute multi-media installation and performance, 2025
13’2” Between Us is an intimate experience for small audiences through a kaleidoscope of sound, storytelling, choreography and animation set within a multi-media installation created for the gymnasium of the Vancouver Buddhist Temple. This mult-disciplinary work explores the call and response of letters both real and fictionalized, poems and major events that fill the gap between two siblings (Mochizuki’s paternal grandfather and his brother, a pole vaulter placing 5th 1932 Summer Los Angeles Olympics). The siblings are separated by the large body of water; the Pacific Ocean and the impact of WWII on their fate and livelihoods. Their stories intertwine with the sound waves of two other exiled characters: a translator (Shiho Sakanishi) and a radio disc jockey (Tokyo Rose).
Co -presented with the Powell Street Festival Society
March. 1 and 2, 2025 - Vancouver Buddhist Temple.
Sound Design Antoine Bédard
Choreography: Lisa Mariko Gelley
Costume Design: Jaewoo Kang
New Media Designer: Milton Lim
4D Sound Engineer: Alex Penney
Lighting Design: James Proudfoot
Animation Editing: Milena Salazar
Animation Compositing and Assistance: Cherry Wen Wen Lu
Performers: Sophia Mai 舞 Wolfe, Shana Wolfe, Amanda Sum, Juolin Lee
Set Construction and Woodwork: Minoru Yamamoto
Voice Performers: Yuki Kedoin, Haruno Niiyama, Jason Sakaki, Maiko Yamamoto
Japanese Language and Speech Consultant: Yayoi Hirano
Choreography Intern: Amaru Seiki
Production Coordinator: Cherry Wen Wen Lu
Photo credit: Rachel Topham Photography
13’2” Between Us was funded with the financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts and British Columbia Arts Council.
Amaru Seki’s internship is through the SFU’s School for Contemporary Arts.