^{Fei Gao‘s The Path (2024)}

Costume design for performers Atoc Malou and emoeba h♡rtbridge. Parramatta Artists Studios commission for Fei Geo’s The Path.
Parramatta Lanes Festival, Parramatta October 2024.

The Path is a dynamic performance work that brings to life migration journeys of 5 friends. Each of the five performers in The Path are adorned in striking armor, created during intimate interviews that informed each of the individual costume designs. These costumes, rendered in vivid hues of Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, and Black, weave personal and poetic stories of migration into their very fabric. Through collaborative workshops, the performers have crafted unique movements that echo their individual journeys.

The Path comes together in a powerful moment where the five characters’ separate paths converge, symbolising a shared transformation. As they traverse the open field, they enact a compelling search for belonging and connection. This search resolves in a celebratory dance—a tribute to the bonds and communities that migrants forge to support one another in the face of adversity. This finale encapsulates a process of transformation, resilience, and symbolises the enduring human quest for connection.

Photos by Garry Trinh