Lotus Fight Club

Conceptualised and choreographed by Raymond Liew, Lotus Fight Club is a work that invites the audience to witness violence and pleasure, punishment and celebration. By reenacting traditional dances – like the Chinese ribbon dance – the symbols and moves are placed in a new arena where ribbons become whips, and lashes become lustful. Each blow whips the choreography into new shapes and commands the dancers to follow or surrender. When dawn breaks, the club turns into a training ground for a rebellious dance and a ritual for resilience. Raymond Liew Jin Pin and team use the multiple meanings of the ribbon and the whip to refer to a colonial-era sodomy law which is still enforced in Malaysia and includes physical punishment by whipping. //