SI(x)

Gratitude to arts journalist Tessa Perkins Deneault for the beautiful writing in response to our show SI(x) @six.performance at @vidfestival “Dig deep to find The words buried Yet falling through your fingers like Sand slipping silently All-consuming hexagonal hex Spiritual, ritual, aflame See yourself in the candlelight, see yourself in a flame Push and pull as vibrations roll through you Everything is vibration, timelines looping It will get better Still if you ask me How I’m holding up, I’ll say Never better With flaming candles dripping wax onto a hexagonal stage of 2,000 lbs of sand, octophonic sound vibrating through the space, strobe lighting and a deeply personal emotional journey, Chimerik 似不像’s SI(x) is intense in every way. Caroline Chien-MacCaull maintains a deep emotional intensity and grounded, fluid yet at times imperceptibly slow movement as Sammy Chien-MacCaull supports her performance behind a computer and soundboard. It begins tenderly and ends raw and profoundly vulnerable. Words projected from above pile on top of Caroline as she becomes one with the sand, inviting us into her inner world, and we willingly accept.” 
Tonight’s show is sold out as well but there are still tickets left for the added closing show on Sunday. 
 Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall
 TICKETS at the link in bio #experimental #dance #performance #interactivemedia #spiritualism

“An extremely intense, moving, disorienting ritual of distorted reality, perception, time, and self…prepare for a mass of sound and strobe that will melt you.” “So close to a public panic attack…A++ for relentless perceptual nightmare visuals and soundscape.” “Truth and energy never lie…this performance has transported me like no other.” “I was absolutely transported…you brought me to tears with your truth and energy.” “Touch, hearing, sight…once you step inside, it becomes a life sentence…an ultimate parable about trauma and vulnerability.” “An overwhelming assault of the senses…incredible art piece…I left stunned. Words don’t really do it justice.” Sharing some of the audience responses we got from the opening show last night. 

Tonight’s show is sold out as well but there are still tickets left for the closing show on Sunday. 
 It was so lovely to see our homies showing up to support us. We are so grateful for such wonderful audiences last night. 
Looking forward to share the 2 remaining performances
Mar 14, 9:00pm Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall
 TICKETS at the link in bio Credits A Chimerik 似不像 project @chimerikco Co-Director / New Media Artist / Embodied Performer: Caroline Chien-MacCaull @carolinemaccaull Co-Director / New Media Artist / Live Sound Performer: Sammy Chien-MacCaull @soar55 Technical Director / Production Manager / New Media Operator: Andrea Joy Rideout Dramaturge / Collaborator: Marcus Youssef Lighting Designer: Victoria Bell Mentor: Raïna von Waldenburg Mental Health Advisor / Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Allison Vicente Sound Engineer: Jamez Goodon Research Collaborator: Ana Sosa Set & Prop Support: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell, David Gowman, Ken Clarke Represented by: Aaron Fernandes Entertainment (AFE) Special thanks to: Deanna Peters, Raquel Alvaro, Dance In Vancouver, Pi Theatre, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Stefan Smulovitz/Kenaxis Surround, Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez, Craig Boyko, David Cooper This project is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts #experimental #dance #performance #interactivemedia #spiritualism

Sharing some moments from the rehearsal of “SI(x)” as we are getting ready for our world premiere at @vidfestival Vancouver International Dance Festival 2026 this weekend. SI(x) @six.performance emerges from our lived experience with mental health challenges and explores themes of Madness, perception, spirituality, care, and destigmatization. The piece moves between vulnerability and empowerment, asking how we hold one another through unseen or misunderstood conditions, and how expanded states of perception might also carry wisdom. Mediumistic, ritualistic, state-based movement.
2,000+ pounds of sand.
Candle fire.
Interactive video projection.
Live spatialized and tactile low-frequency sound. This work is meant to be felt in person. Mar 13, 9:00pm Mar 14, 9:00pm Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall TICKETS at the link in bio Credits A Chimerik 似不像 project Co-Director / New Media Artist / Embodied Performer: Caroline Chien-MacCaull Co-Director / New Media Artist / Live Sound Performer: Sammy Chien-MacCaull Technical Director / Production Manager / New Media Operator: Andrea Joy Rideout Dramaturge / Collaborator: Marcus Youssef Lighting Designer: Victoria Bell Mentor: Raïna von Waldenburg Mental Health Advisor / Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Allison Vicente Sound Engineer: Jamez Goodon Research Collaborator: Ana Sosa Set & Prop Support: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell, David Gowman, Ken Clarke Represented by: Aaron Fernandes Entertainment (AFE) Special thanks to: Deanna Peters, Raquel Alvaro, Dance In Vancouver, Pi Theatre, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Stefan Smulovitz/Kenaxis Surround, Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez, Craig Boyko, David Cooper This project is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts. 📷 @davidcooperphotography #experimental #dance #performance #interactivemedia #spiritualism

big thank you to David Cooper @davidcooperphotography for capturing these moments from our rehearsal of “SI(x)” @six.performance as we are getting ready for our world premiere at @vidfestival Vancouver International Dance Festival 2026 this week. SI(x) emerges from our lived experience with mental health challenges and explores themes of Madness, perception, spirituality, care, and destigmatization. The piece moves between vulnerability and empowerment, asking how we hold one another through unseen or misunderstood conditions, and how expanded states of perception might also carry wisdom. Mediumistic, ritualistic, state-based movement.
2,000+ pounds of sand.
Candle fire.
Interactive video projection.
Live spatialized and tactile low-frequency sound. This work is meant to be felt in person. Mar 13, 9:00pm Mar 14, 9:00pm Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall TICKETS at the link in bio Credits A Chimerik 似不像 project Co-Director / New Media Artist / Embodied Performer: Caroline Chien-MacCaull Co-Director / New Media Artist / Live Sound Performer: Sammy Chien-MacCaull Technical Director / Production Manager / New Media Operator: Andrea Joy Rideout Dramaturge / Collaborator: Marcus Youssef Lighting Designer: Victoria Bell Mentor: Raïna von Waldenburg Mental Health Advisor / Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Allison Vicente Sound Engineer: Jamez Goodon Research Collaborator: Ana Sosa Set & Prop Support: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell, David Gowman, Ken Clarke Represented by: Aaron Fernandes Entertainment (AFE) Special thanks to: Deanna Peters, Raquel Alvaro, Dance In Vancouver, Pi Theatre, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Stefan Smulovitz/Kenaxis Surround, Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez, Craig Boyko, David Cooper This project is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts. #experimental #dance #performance #interactivemedia spiritualism

Super excited for the world premiere of our new production SI(x) at the Vancouver International Dance Festival later this week. Sharing a few photos by @davidcooperphotography from yesterday’s tech run. SI(x) emerges from our lived experience with mental health challenges and explores themes of madness, perception, spirituality, care, and destigmatization. The piece moves between vulnerability and empowerment, asking how we hold one another through unseen or misunderstood conditions, and how expanded states of perception might also carry wisdom. Mediumistic, ritualistic, state-based movement. 2,000+ pounds of sand. Candle fire. Interactive video projection. Live spatialized and tactile low-frequency sound. This work is meant to be felt in person. Sliding scale tickets at the link in bio.

Thank you @thedancecentrebc for the member spotlight! Especially highlighting our upcoming new project SI(x) @six.performance at @vidfestival #contemporary #dance #centre #festival #performance

We’ve been working tirelessly on our brand new production SI(x) @six.performance We began this project in late 2024 at Dance In Vancouver, and it is now having its world premiere at VIDF Vancouver International Dance Festival 2026 @vidfestival This may be the highest production value performance we’ve ever created. We truly hope to share this work with you. SI(x) emerges from our lived experience with mental health challenges and explores themes of Madness, perception, spirituality, care, and destigmatization. The piece moves between vulnerability and empowerment, asking how we hold one another through unseen or misunderstood conditions, and how expanded states of perception might also carry wisdom. Mediumistic, ritualistic, state-based movement.
2,000+ pounds of sand.
Candle fire.
Interactive video projection.
Live spatialized and tactile low-frequency sound. This work is meant to be felt in person. Mar 13, 9:00pm Mar 14, 9:00pm Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall TICKETS at the link in bio Credits A Chimerik 似不像 project Co-Director / New Media Artist / Embodied Performer: Caroline Chien-MacCaull Co-Director / New Media Artist / Live Sound Performer: Sammy Chien-MacCaull Dramaturge / Collaborator: Marcus Youssef Lighting Designer: Victoria Bell Technical Director / Production Manager / New Media Operator: Andrea Joy Rideout Mentor: Raïna von Waldenburg Mental Health Advisor / Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Allison Vicente Sound Engineer: Jamez Goodon Research Collaborator: Ana Sosa Set & Prop Support: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell, David Gowman, Ken Clarke Represented by: Aaron Fernandes Entertainment (AFE) Special thanks to: Deanna Peters, Raquel Alvaro, Dance In Vancouver, Pi Theatre, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Stefan Smulovitz/Kenaxis Surround, Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez, Craig Boyko, David Cooper Early developmental phase contributors Roshni Riar, Kayleigh Sandomirsky, Claire French, Justin Mah This project is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts. photo captured by Carla Alcántara @carla_alcantaraphotography #experimental #dance #performance #interactivemedia #spiritualism

@vidfestival #VIDF2026 opens this week and we’re looking forward to taking in some incredible shows in the city alongside the world premiere of “SI(x)” Mar 13–15 @ Russian Hall Sharing some more photos from our last workshop by @carla_alcantaraphotography Co-created by Caroline & Sammy Chien-MacCaull @carolinemaccaull @soar55 of @chimerikco , this visceral dance–technology work transforms lived experience of psychosis into an embodied meditation on perception, care + resilience. An environment that listens + responds, “SI(x)” is performed within an hexagonal field of 2,000 lbs of sand + interactive projection. Every element becomes choreography: flames, shifting grains, pulses of light + hexaphonic sound enveloping the audience, dissolving meaning into vibrational landscapes. Mar 13, 9:00pm Mar 14, 9:00pm Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall TICKETS at the link in bio Credits A Chimerik 似不像 project Co-Director / New Media Artist / Embodied Performer: Caroline Chien-MacCaull Co-Director / New Media Artist / Live Sound Performer: Sammy Chien-MacCaull Dramaturge / Collaborator: Marcus Youssef Lighting Designer: Victoria Bell Technical Director / Production Manager / New Media Operator: Andrea Joy Rideout Mentor: Raïna von Waldenburg Mental Health Advisor / Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Allison Vicente Research Collaborator: Ana Sosa Set & Prop Support: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell, David Gowman, Ken Clarke Represented by: Aaron Fernandes Entertainment (AFE) Special thanks to: Deanna Peters, Raquel Alvaro, Dance In Vancouver, Pi Theatre, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Stefan Smulovitz/Kenaxis Surround, Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez, Craig Boyko Early developmental phase contributors Roshni Riar, Kayleigh Sandomirsky, Claire French, Justin Mah This project is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

@vidfestival #VIDF2026 presents the world premiere of “SI(x)” Mar 13–15 @ Russian Hall Co-created by Caroline & Sammy Chien-MacCaull @carolinemaccaull @soar55 of @chimerikco , this visceral dance–technology work transforms lived experience of psychosis into an embodied meditation on perception, care + resilience. An environment that listens + responds, “SI(x)” is performed within an hexagonal field of 2,000 lbs of sand + interactive projection. Every element becomes choreography: flames, shifting grains, pulses of light + hexaphonic sound enveloping the audience, dissolving meaning into vibrational landscapes. Mar 13, 9:00pm Mar 14, 9:00pm Mar 15, 3:00pm at Russian Hall TICKETS at the link in bio 🎥 Christian Jones Credits A Chimerik 似不像 project Co-Director / New Media Artist / Embodied Performer: Caroline Chien-MacCaull Co-Director / New Media Artist / Live Sound Performer: Sammy Chien-MacCaull Dramaturge / Collaborator: Marcus Youssef Lighting Designer: Victoria Bell Technical Director / Production Manager / New Media Operator: Andrea Joy Rideout Mentor: Raïna von Waldenburg Mental Health Advisor / Dance Movement Psychotherapist: Allison Vicente Research Collaborator: Ana Sosa Set & Prop Support: Vanka Salim, Victoria Bell, David Gowman, Ken Clarke Represented by: Aaron Fernandes Entertainment @afentertainment_official Special thanks Deanna Peters, Raquel Alvaro, Dance In Vancouver, Pi Theatre, Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, Stefan Smulovitz / Kenaxis Surround, Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez, Theatre Replacement Early developmental phase contributors Roshni Riar, Kayleigh Sandomirsky, Claire French, Justin Mah This project is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.

we are close to the end of the Lunar New Year week. I just want to say Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate it. Especially to our friends and families in Taiwan (I miss the vibe of the 過年)
On Lunar New Year’s eve, we loaded in our new production—SI(x), we’ve been in deep water in creation and preparing for its world premiere at VIDF (Vancouver International Dance Festival) @vidfestival March 13, 14 & 15. Sharing some of the behind the scenes of how we spent the lunar new year week and looking forward to premiere this work in a few weeks.
 台灣的朋友們，希望你們這週過年愉快，我特別想念台灣的過年的氣氛。 我們在過年期間都在準備我們新的作品，除夕的當天進場，這三個禮拜綵排準備迎接 3 月 13–15 日於溫哥華國際舞蹈節首演。希望有今年有機會帶回台灣巡演。 祝大家馬年快樂！開工愉快！ #lunarnewyear #performance #creation #residency #worldpremiere dance

We’re deeply honoured to be part of the mentorship team for the Elevate! 2025 program— a beautiful partnership between @pushfestival , @symposiaevents , and @solidstatecoop that supports IBPOC youth in Surrey exploring careers in the performing arts. Earlier this year during PuSh, we had the chance to share a workshop on @innersublimity with the Elevate cohort — and @soar55 continued the journey by mentoring youth artist AJ @fanofmoststuff through the program. We’re incredibly proud of how far the whole group has come. Now, they’re ready to share brand-new work incubated through Elevate — and we’d love for you to come witness it! 🗓 Saturday, July 26
⏰ 5–7pm (doors at 4:30)
📍 RSVP link in bio! Come show your support for this BIPOC youth-led program and the amazing emerging artists who’ve poured their hearts into these creations. #Elevate2025 #IBPOCYouth #SurreyArts #SolidStateCoop #SymposiaEvents #PuShFestival #PerformingArtsMentorship #YouthInArts #Chimerik #InnerSublimity #CommunityPoweredArt

Excerpt of Inner sublimity co-presented by @pushfestival and @vanartgallery performed alongside the art of @fireleibaez Project Credits: A Chimerik 似不像 Project (@chimerikco ) Co-Creators/Media Artists/Performers: Sammy Chien (@soar55 ) & Caroline MacCaull (@carolinemaccaull ) Sound Composer: Giorgio Magnanensi (feat. Chris Rolfe, Ambient Series #11) (@giominz ) Poetry & Video Operation: Roshni Riar (@arekayare ) Land-based Ritual Facilitator: Starr Muranko (@starr_wind ) Dramaturg: Claire French (@clairefrenchchoreographs ) Costume Designer: Margherita Barbieri / UNDOStudio (@_undostudio ) Lighting Design: @jonovisionkim , adaptation & operation by @vanka.cs Sound Installation Assistant: @gistofgemma Interactive Sensor Support: Ove Holmqvist (Holonic Systems) (@ove.holmqvist @holonic.systems ) This project is supported by @dance_victoria Chrystal Dance Prize, @bcartscouncil and @canada.council #Chimerik似不像 #innersublimity #vancouver #vancouverartgallery #artandtechnology