Trace (2023)
Produced by
ReDefine Arts and Theatre Passe Muraille
Co-Creators: Tristan Whiston and Moynan King
Director: Moynan King
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Run
April 21st, 2023 – April 30th, 2023
Synopsis
How do we reconcile all of who we have been, with who we are now, and who we are yet to become?
Enter the world of Trace: an interdisciplinary performance about the voice in transition.
Created by Tristan R. Whiston and Moynan King, Trace focuses on the ongoing nature of queer being and becoming. By transforming a private story into a public performance, audiences will be taken on a journey across time and identity.
Beginning with archival audio recordings of Tristan’s singing voice across different stages of his gender transition, Trace integrates sound art, music, and video in an immersive and interactive live performance. Archival footage of the 1990’s cabaret act The Boychoir of Lesbos, created by Tristan and co-realized by Moynan, is woven in as a tangible example of the ways that performance can extend and realize gender identification using the voice as a key method of doing so.
In the current iteration of the show, Trace gestures toward a queer future with the live performance of a newly realized trans/non-binary/gender-queer choir that reflects the changing nature of queer community and identity. (passemuraille.ca)
Cast
| Tristan Whiston | Performer |
| Arin Klein | Choirmember |
| Annanda DeSilva | Choirmember |
| Celina Carroll | Choirmember |
| Eli Holliday | Choirmember |
| Gehan Udayanga | Choirmember |
| Isabella Cavalheiro-Chin | Choirmember |
| Kay Jones | Choirmember |
| Megan Wilk | Choirmember |
| Nigel Wynne | Choirmember |
| Riley Kelk | Choirmember |
| Theo Ryan | Choirmember |
| Van Ward | Choirmember |
| Wy Joung Kou | Choirmember |
| Zena Lord | Choirmember |
Creative Team
| Tristan Whiston | Co-Creator |
| Moynan King | Co-Creator |
| Moynan King | Director |
| Charissa Wilcox | Lighting Designer |
| Jeremy Mimnagh | Video Designer |
| Ange Beever | Set Designer |
| Robin Woodward | Set Designer |
| Jasmine King | Costume Designer |
| Tristan Whiston | Sound Designer |
| Moynan King | Sound Designer |
| Tristan Whiston | Composer |
| Moynan King | Composer |
Production
| Becky Gold | Stage Manager |
| Charissa Wilcox | Production Manager |
| Dawn Whitwell | Stand-up Coach |
| Alex Bulmer | Access Consultant |
| Henry Chan | Still Photography |
| Ian Kelly | Venue Technician |
| Matt Armour | Crew |
| Jadi Darawi | Crew |
| Nathan Gregory | Crew |
| Ian Kelly | Crew |
| Elio Legault | Crew |
| Dan Lei | Crew |
| Lindsay McDonald | Crew |
| Connor Price-Kelleher | Crew |
| Evelyn Rensing | Crew |
| Christopher Sutherland | Crew |
| Rian Tran | Crew |
Staff
| David Fisher | Venue Technician |
| Jonathan Rooke | Production Manager |
