Eclipse Ballroom
Produced and presented by Play in the Pocket
A postmodern, immersive performance fusing physical theatre, holography, and experimental live band, Eclipse Ballroom explores queerness, urban isolation, and the longing for intimacy in a dreamcore world.
Each night, spirits gather in the Eclipse Ballroom, a liminal space where disembodied souls slip into human forms to dance, feel, and remember. When a living woman crosses into this ghostly realm, her presence destabilizes everything, sparking chaos, absurdity, and urgent questions: Is the body a vessel or a truth? Can memories prove we existed?
Blending live band improvisation, moving image collaborations, and choreographed physicality, Eclipse Ballroom invites audiences into a sensual, haunting, and deeply queer ritual of connection — where nothing is stable, but everything is felt.
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 August - 7:00pm
Creative Team
Playwright / Director: Tatjana Yike Yao |Movement Director: Hui Chen 辰慧 |Voice Coach: Jun Yang 杨钧
Production Team
Producer: Sunny Jie Liu, Sheyang Diao |Stage Manager: Jingwen Lu, Sunny Jie Liu |Technical Manager: Joey Haiting Zhou | Marketing Manager: Grace Yuxuan He |Market Strategy Consultant: Wren H
Cast(in order of appearance)
Augustina/ Seraphine - Peiyi Zhong |Raven/Leah - Theresa Hongxuan He |Dorian - Yiqian Shao 邵一千 | Eli - Marian Lee 李梦圆 | Rando - Shiwei Chen|Echo - Yi Hsin Wang 王羿忻|Policemen: Mingyu Ding 丁明宇
Music
Composer / Sound Artist: Anqi Deng 邓安琦 |Actor-Musician: Anqi Deng 邓安琦 (Guitar)|Actor-Musician: Chen Xu (Piano)|Actor-Musician: Mingyu Ding 丁明宇 (Drum/ Percussion)|Actor-Musician:Chzaza Ruojia Cao (Bass)
Sound
Head of Sound / Sound Designer: Katia Qi Shi |Sound Designer / Live Music Mixing Engineer: Jiaye Wang |Sound Designer: Mingyu Ding 丁明宇
Scenography
Head of Scenography: Joey Haiting Zhou |Assistant Scenographer: Yifan Kang |Visual Artist: Iris Jingyi Zeng |Interactive Digital Artist: Zhengyang Li |Wearable designer: Yifei Deng |Costume Designer / Maker: Jiaxin Fang, Xinyi Huang, Yingqi Hu 胡颖琪 |Makeup Artist: Jiaxin Fang|Makeup Assistants: Yifan Kang, Iris Jingyi Zeng
Lighting
Lighting Designer: Zidi Wu |Lighting Operator: Summer Yahan Xue
Documentation
Documentary Director:Yini Wang,Yike Yao