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Two Plant Gaysians

  • Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse 55 Norfolk Street Sheffield, England, S1 1DA United Kingdom (map)

Two Plant Gaysians

Ghost and John

26 June | Time: 19:30 | Venue: Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse

ABOUT THE SHOW

Meet Ghost and John, a romantic and wholesome pair of gay Asians, living a beautiful life in London while nurturing hundreds of houseplants to fill a certain "hole."

Is this a migration story? A gay love story? An ecology story?

Ghost and John weave a captivating narrative from the ephemera of home, dancing nimbly with their green babies across the colder voids of displacement and struggle, following the urge of all life to thrive and flourish.

In a world that wants them to be more yang - bright, hard and masculine, Ghost and John defiantly remain Plant Gaysians. Come and take part in the Plant Gaysian experience!

REVIEWS

‘Two Plant Gaysians beguiles its audience with story of love, identity and botany set in different countries on opposite sides of the globe.’
- Fa Mengkarak Hussain at BEATS

‘There really is no lack of creativity throughout the piece, and the work of Ghost as the production’s creative technologist really shines through… The floral visuals, skyline projections and thoughtful choreography are undeniably beautiful.’
- Andrew Houghton, The Reviews Hub - London


‘A gentle yet unsettling piece. It presents migrant experience in a way I've never seen before, with a unique and distinctive aesthetic.’
- Kim Pearce, Theatre Director

‘Two Plant Gaysians is a beautiful, meditative love story that rejects the pressures of conformity and assimilation. Instead it provides an alternate perspective: a syncopation with the timings of nature and a queer relationship that dares to be serene. A performance that counteracts the icky-ness of fast city living.’
- Max Percy, co-artistic Director at Papergang Theatre

  • Ghost and John are two artist-researchers across performances, writings and visual arts, and a married couple. They make embodied works about queer migrant experiences, dreaming of futures with lush gardens, fluidity across membranes and liberations after the fall. In their past productions, they present fragmented memories of traumatic experiences related to displacement, relationships, social movement, and technological interaction. They are two of the six co-founders of Hidden Keileon CIC.

    As queer migrant artist-researchers from Hong Kong, Ghost and John have developed a dynamic and embodied practice that examines the intricacies of the body and nature, technological advances and folklore accompanying history. Their artworks take the forms of dance, spoken text performances, interactive installations and videos. They have been Moving Margins researchers with Internationales Theaterinstitut Berlin (2022), ImPulsTanz danceWEBBER and ATLAS Young Choreographer (2019) and are holders of MA Contemporary Dance, The Place.

    Ghost and John’s projects are presented internationally in theatres, galleries, outdoor and other odd spaces, including Bow Arts, Bloomsbury Festival, Pushkin House and CCA Goldsmiths in London, ImPulsTanz in Vienna, Goethe-Institut in Hong Kong, and more. Their recognitions include:

    • ‘Two Plant Gaysians’ (2024) shortlisted for the Charlie Hartill Fund,

    • ‘Bitter Moves Sweet Truths’ (2023) shortlisted for the Untapped Award,

    • 'Paradoxical Gasps’ (2022) funded by Arts Council England,

    • ‘Radio Neighbourhood’ (2021) awarded the Ideas and Pioneers Fund by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and more.

    As cultural entrepreneurs, Ghost and John collaborate with local governments, community organisers and cultural workers to drive social change through imagination infrastructure building. They strategise and deliver projects that platform historically marginalised voices to construct worlds beyond the current structures, usually in the capacity of Hidden Keileon CIC.

    As a married couple, Ghost and John are always cooking Cantonese dishes and balcony-gardening in their London flat. Their living room is their studio, dance floor and laboratory. They enjoy hosting dinner and board game parties for their close friends, growing new plants from cuttings, watching absurdist and surrealist films and making up new recipes.

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