PROGRAMME

WELCOME2DECA,

Drifted 2 is a poignant reminder to us all, of the kinship we often neglect while processing our own grief, that grief is a personal and collective journey because we remain connected so deeply, no matter how hard we try and shield people from our pain. Honouring the legacies left behind of those who’ve moved on before us, we choose to celebrate their lives through our dance.

Every intergenerational production holds so much identity and weight, and this year is no different. The process taken in co-creating this work allows for us to form beautiful friendships that magnifies the chemistry on stage. Our seniors and kids have been super troopers and the DECA team couldn’t be prouder of every single one of them: for shining so brightly as who they are, while growing into such multi-dimensional performers and team players.

I hope this work relates to you as much as it did for us. Your presence fuels our craft, and we look forward to bringing more stories to life on stage, for you.

-Edwin

SYNOPSIS

Drifted 2 tenderly explores the ways we navigate life’s most difficult conversations: those about death, memory, and letting go. Inspired by Tom Tinn-Disbury’s Lost in the Clouds, this refreshed edition brings together dancers from Decadance Co, decak!ds, and decasilver seniors in a moving intergenerational dialogue. Through dance, Drifted 2 celebrates love that continues beyond goodbye — a reminder that understanding loss is not about endings, but about learning how to hold on differently.

MUSIC

GULLWING SAILOR - BLUE DOT SESSION
POINTILLISM - LAURENT DURY
THE SILENT FLIGHT OF THE OWL - MANU DELAGO
LITTLE CRANBERRY - ARTEMIS
PEEL ME EASY - KARENN
ARTIFACT 3 - RYAN TEAGUE
PRELUDE III - RYAN TEAGUE
20:17 - OLAFUR ARNALDS, NILS FRAHM

TEAM (click to jump to profile)

PRODUCTION TEAM

STAGE MANAGEREDWIN WEE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERRACHEL LUM
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGEREILEEN CHEA
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERSTEPHANIE RAE YOONG
LIGHTING DESIGNEREDWIN WEE
LIGHTING TECHNICIANJOSEPH CHUA
SET DESIGNEREDWIN WEE

SUPPORTEDBY

NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL - DRIFTED 2 is a recipient of Performance & Participation Grant
ARTS FUND - KNOTTED is a recipient of Arts fund

SUPPORT US

Please consider supporting us! You can do so by following us on our social media accounts (Facebook or Instagram), attending our dance classes, volunteering as an usher, or spreading the word about us to your friends and community. You can also do so with a donation. We are a non-profit company focussed on collaborative applications of contemporary dance, and every little bit of support helps our company continue our mission.

SUPPORT

EDWIN WEE PRODUCER/CO-CHOREGRAPHER

Edwin graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2008 with a Diploma in Dance. Upon graduation, he was invited to present his graduating choreography, The Shaman's Cat, at the da:ns Festival 2008 at Esplanade. He was part of Generations Spotlight: Moscow (2008) directed by Ivan Heng, where he performed for the President of Russia, Dmitriy Medvedev, and Singapore's Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong. He later performed for His Excellency President of Singapore SR Nathan at the Singapore Design Awards 2008.

He joined Arts Fission in 2008 ad has been actively choreographing and performing since. He was appointed Rehearsal Director in 2011 and Artistic Director for the company’s annual young people environmental dance-theatre productions since 2012. He has directed, curated, designed and choreographed more than 20 staged and site specific original productions.

With Arts Fission, he was involved in all productions and community projects. Some notable performances include, and not limited to, The Rite of Spring: A People’s Stravinsky (2013), Temple Reimagined (2013): a dance film, Future Feed (2014): a collaboration with Irene K Compagnie and presented in Belgium, In the Name of Red (2015): a site specific performance commissioned by National Gallery Singapore, Fire Monkey: a site specific performance under the arts festival of Mapping Melbourne (2016), and again at Northcote Townhall, Melbourne (2018).

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RACHEL LUM CO-CHOREOGRAPHER

Rachel Lum graduated with a Diploma in Dance from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in year 2011. Upon graduation, she joined Frontier Danceland as an apprentice. Rachel then joined Re:Dance Theatre (RDT) as a founding member where she actively performed in all of her core and external productions such as M1 Contact Dance Festival, M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Singapore Night Festival and NUS Arts Festival. Rachel was also the training mistress for Re:Dance Theatre 2. In 2017, she joined The Arts Fission Company as a movement artist. In addition, she has created numerous dance works and one of them, No Corners, was invited to perform at Lift Off Dance Festival in Bracknell, United Kingdom. As a freelance artist, she has performed in M1 Contact Dance Festival, CDE Springboard Dance Festival Macau and DANCESTAGES Shanghai.

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JOANNE SEOW CO-CHOREOGRAPHER/PERFORMER

Joanne embarked on her dance journey with the Royal Academy of Dance ballet program at the age of five. She later pursued her professional training at LASALLE College of the Arts, graduated with Distinction in 2021.

During her time at LASALLE, Joanne stepped beyond the classical realm, immersing herself in genres such as jazz and street dance, allowing her movement vocabulary to grow in texture and breadth. Her training placed her in close collaboration with numerous local and international artists such as Rachel Lopez de la Nieta (UK), Leah Morrison (UK), Ery Mefri (Indonesia), Eisa Jocson (Philippines), Susan Sentler (UK/Singapore), and Jenny Neo (Singapore). These experiences extended beyond dance into disciplines like fine arts, fashion, film, and animation, enriching her artistic perspective.

Currently, Joanne is a full-time dance artist with Decadance Co, performing in all major productions and touring with the company at numerous dance festivals.

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JOSEPH CHUA PERFORMER

Joseph received full-time pre-professional training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, gaining rich performance experience—including performing in a work by Eileih Muir from Studio Wayne McGregor. Since graduating, he has been working as a freelance contemporary dance artist and continues to seek performance opportunities to further his technicality and artistry in dance.

From 2015 to 2017, he was part of T.H.E Second Company, and rejoined from 2023 to 2025 to continue refining his craft. He has had the opportunity to work locally with Kuik Swee Boon for T.H.E Dance Company and Angela Liong for Arts Fission, and internationally with Sung Yong Kim for the Korean National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC) in Seoul, South Korea, Ole Khamchanla from Compagnie KHAM and Francesco Curci for Amorphous Dance Company in Nice, France.

Joseph has also been given opportunities to choreograph, including a solo work “Whole Without You” performed and presented at Fang Mae Kong (FMK) International Dance Festival 2025 in (Vientiane, Laos), and for the comma Creative Arts Festival organised by *SCAPE, having worked alongside both international and local dance artists

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