Peel Me
Hamilton Fringe Iteration
Hamilton Fringe Festival
July 20-30 2023
A fortune cookie and a grapefruit sit on a stage, which is the first to crack? This newly developed work, Peel Me asks how shame and joy entangle as we grow from child to adult. It explores what happens when play goes too far, and wonders how we can indulge in mess. Using food and movement to distill both interpersonal and cultural relationships, we invite you to join us on this sensorial journey. Come play with your food.
Peel Me Hamilton Fringe Iteration
Choreographer: Eilish Shin-Culhane
Dancers: Morgyn Aronyk-Schell, Steph Harkness, Kaelin Isserlin, Judy Luo, Audrianna Martin Del Campo, Hannah Shikatani
Outside Eye/Costume Coordinator: Jessica Mak
Composer: Aidan McConnell
Stage Manager: Kathy Le
Lighting Designer: Sophia Hassenstein
Producers: Eilish Shin-Culhane & Rumi Jeraj
Thank you to Nova Dance + TO Live’s Discover Dance Program, Toronto Dance Theatre’s Pilot Episodes Program, and the National Ballet of Canada’s Open Space Programme
This early version of Peel Me served as performance research, with performers diving into tasks of trust, play, and duration. This task-based work evolved through its run at the Hamilton Fringe Festival and served as essential research into the world of Peel Me going forward.
Photography Credit Alli Carry (Stage Photos) | Audrianna Martin Del Campo (Rehearsal Photo)