gallery
abc
the project
when is my body authentic ? is an interdisciplinary fashion runway investigating ways in which identity is performed, constructed, and perceived through scenographic tools such as costume, gesture, and stage design. The project explores how appearance and movement shape public perception, and interrogates how performance design can either reveal and/or subvert this process.Rooted in the blended notions of both queer and crip theory, the project aims to challenge how performers carry a relationship between themselves, the body, inner and outer identity, and the living archive of their communities. Both authenticity and performance were explored using a devised rehearsal process, attempting to determine how scenographic interventions can affect the ways in which bodies are framed, staged, and made visible to others.
the designer
Jaeden Walton is a performing arts designer and academic scenographer based in Vancouver, originally from the land of the Syilx Okanagan peoples (Kelowna, BC). Jaeden's main artistic disciplines lie within scenography, primarily scenic and sound design. They have taken many studio courses in all elements of theatrical design, and has had the privilege to apply these skills in several professional showings. Drawing heavy inspiration for their work in questioning the nature of how things operate, and how they can mould that into something new, Jaeden strives to lure the spectator into a piece that seems ‘normal’ at first, to then expose them to something more radical and abstracted. Rooted in Canadian scenographic traditions, their work also spans international contexts, with design credits in the Czech Republic and New York City.
performance
designer / director Jaeden Waltonstage manager Miranda Collard
design assistant Amelia Chong
cutter / stitcher Shael O'Brienmodel one Rowan O'Callaghan
model two Sophie O'Brien
model three Raha Pakdel
model four Indah Del Bianco
model five Sara van Gaalen
academic
mfa candidate Jaeden Waltongraduate supervisor Erika Lattasupervisory committee Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez
external examiner Fay Nass
thank you
Erika Latta, Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez, Justine A. Chambers, Tina Shi, Tamara Soltys Lee, Jordann Bradshaw, Spencer McCairns, Emily Neumann, the Walton and Young family, and Daisy.
land
This project was created on the unceded traditional territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations (colonially known as Vancouver), as well as the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people (colonially known as Kelowna). We would like to thank these nations for their stewardship, care, and leadership on these lands.
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