PQP studio
a movement-centric creative production studio by Jadd Tank
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BOURGEOIS-Z
Director & Choreographer: Jadd Tank
Format: Proscenium.
Runtime: 12 minutes
Performers: Juanita Alanis, Serena Canepa, Sydnee E. Houlette, Sierra Johnson, Isabel Villegas, Stella Tank, Betty Tank
Music: Consume (In Key) - Plastikman, RichieHawtin, Chilly Gonzales
Props: Wooden Box, Plastic AK-47s, Army Backpacks
Location: Theater
Delve into the intricate tapestry of capitalism's influence on our societies, bodies, and choices with the captivating dance performance, Bourgeois-Z. (Re)Created during the 2024 Dance Source Houston Artist in Residence - this quick & dirty exploration confronts audiences with the impact of a system built on the interplay between resilience and adversity.
In just 12 minutes, Bourgeois-Z brings the paradoxical nature of capitalism to life with five women running in place, each interacting with objects that mordantly represent elements of consumption. As they move going nowhere, the lighting & sound create amnesiac clusters of memory and experience, with the only constant and reliable symbol of the relentless passage of time being a whimsical Kit-Cat clock. Through a blend of pedestrian and militant movement techniques, audiences are invited to hold their breath on a journey that traverses between the beauty of the mundane and the allure of violence.
Originally set as a Solo & Duet & Performed In Italy:
Il Festival Inequilibrio 2018, Castiglioncello
Spoleto Festival Dei Mondi 2018, Spoleto
Il Festival Danza In Rete 2018, Vincenza (Premiere)
Laam Wellness Hub
Immersive DesignGenre: Immersive, Interior Design, Guest Experience
Immersive Design consultancy: Jadd Tank
> A hollistic Wellness Hub in Beirut, Created by Lama Gizi
In the beginning of 2024, I was hired by Lama to help with the building and design of the Laam Wellness hub in Verdun, Beirut - Lebanon. Initally pitching a full scale interior design, I later chose to come on board as an Immersive Experience consultant.
In this role, I worked directly with the main team and the interior designer Hala Iskandar. The scope included (a) building out a cohesive visual of the space as it were to be experienced by guests (b) consulting on specific elements with the design that facilitate a more immersive and engulfed feeling, such as soundscape, scentscape, visuals (c) creating a bridge between client requirements, interior design capacities, branding and digital design.
The resulting collaboration rednered a phenomenal safe-heaven within the heart of Beirut. Laam is a multifunctional wellness hub with a cafe, two movement studios, a massage or private somatic practice studio, and an immersive salt room.
3rd Body
Genre: Live PerformanceCreation, Design & Performance: Jadd Tank & Nora Alami
3rd Body is a play about the Other.
3rd Body is told through dance.
3rd Body navigates experiences of being Arab,
As told by Arabs,
Who were told about their Arab-ism
By Others.
"Located in the discomfort of discussing identity, 3rd Body manifests a type of longing understood by those who seek to belong."
3rd Body has premiered in part at the La MaMa Moves! Festival (2023) in partnership with the New York Arab Festival. 3rd Body has been supported by the 2021 JACK Residency, 2021 BRIClab: Performing Arts Residency, Rest and Restore Residency at The Petronio Center & the 2022 Houston Metropolitan Dance Center Residency.
Reviews
"3rd Body is a sweaty, daring, deeply felt, visually arresting exploration of the tension between two identities. Jadd and Nora have a wild and unpredictable chemistry that kept me riveted throughout." - Lia Bonfilio
"It has been a privilege to step into different moments of Nora and Jadd's process, seeing what sticks and what moves through over time. Their emotional and artistic bond is palpable while watching them perform together, agreeing with and navigating around each other through movement, fabric, song and sound." - Sofia Franklin
"3rd body is a masterful work of movement, words and imagination that provokes you enough to start to see the world in a new light, but not so much so you still have plenty to think about on your walk home." - Sylvie Scowcroft
"I found 3rd Body to be an exciting, thought-provoking experience. And inspite of the serious nature of the topic, there was also playfulness and fun woven in." - Margo Stitts Toombs