Backstage, Unsilent Mode Vol. I (The UK). Photo by Kelvin Wong.
Unsilent Mode
Our UK performances @ White Theatre, University of Bristol:
Thursday, September 18 @ 6.00 pm
Friday, September 19 @ 3.00 pm
Friday, September 19 @ 6.00 pm
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​The second volume of Unsilent Mode brings together collaborators from the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Portugal, and the UK, with the latter three serving as sequential performance locations. Devising began in May 2025. This volume explores borders, migration, and home in flux, while foregrounding the less visible and nuanced experiences between clashing policies and ideologies. It frames these grey areas as sites of disruption, unsettling the boundaries between narrative and form, reality and play, performer and audience, the physical and the digital, and the live and the mediated. The project also continues to develop subversive and reciprocal dynamics first glimpsed in the initial volume.
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Unsilent Mode Vol. II is presented by the University of Exeter and supported by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWWDTP), the University of Bristol, Teatro Estúdio Fontenova, Lanyim Theatre, Suan Anya: Historical Hall of the Northern People, Cozomia Performing Arts Archive, and the Society for Theatre Research. Poster design by Jazzie Lee Jin Jye.
LOCATIONS
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Black Box, Escola Sebastião de Gama
Setúbal, Portugal
August 22, 2025
Photos by Daniel Feteira and Inês Pires
Presented as part of the XVII Festival Internacional de Teatro de Setúbal
THE TEAM
BERNADETTE CARPIO (Collaborator, the Philippines) is a performer, writer, and theatremaker. She holds a BA in Literature from the University of Santo Tomas (Philippines), a Diploma in Performing Arts from Sunway University (Malaysia), and is a recent BA graduate in Theatre and Drama from the University of South Wales (UK). While based in Malaysia, she collaborated with Theatresauce and Howl’s Collective, and completed an internship at Five Arts Centre. Recent works include performances in the student films Pomegranate (BA), Magical Fixes (MA), and the development of Sanguis et Requiem – a devised performance exploring a young woman’s relationship with Catholicism and monstrosity – for the Cardiff Fringe Festival.
KELVIN SHINE KO (Collaborator, Myanmar) (b. 2001) is a performer, Butoh mover, and theatremaker currently based in Thailand. His foray into theatre began in 2023 with Lanyim (Thailand) and the Singapore-based Asian Youth Theatre Festival (AYTF). Works in 2024 include Dear Son – a movement-based piece exploring love, loss, longing, and the fragility of both nature and human relationships – presented at AYTF 2024 and Chiang Mai Design Week; Body and Journey – a photo series created in collaboration with the Myanmar Photo Archive, exhibited in Yangon and Chiang Mai; and a performance at undisclosed territory #14: The Evolution of Rasa. Rooted in movement, his work traces the intersections between everyday life, nature, and human existence.
CLARA PASSARINHO (Collaborator, Portugal) (b. 2001) is a multidisciplinary artist and theatre director whose work explores the intersection of theatre, technology, and video design. She holds a Master’s in Directing from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (ESTC) and is currently completing a postgrad in Performance and Digital Technology at the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT). Her recent directorial projects include Nevou no País das Maravilhas, Estrangeiras, and Hotel Chronos. As a designer, she has worked on the Todxs campaign and Tsunami Otelo. In 2024, she collaborated with Yokohama Theatre Group while researching on the Rakugo form in Tokyo. Clara also co-founded A Rafeira and Associação da Minha Rua, two Portuguese initiatives supporting experimental performance and community-based work.
PRAPPASORN KONMUANG (Project Manager, Thailand) is a freelance dancer, director of Lanyim Theatre, and producer of the Chiang Mai Performing Arts Festival. Originally from Loei, their work engages with the intersections of politics and dissent, human rights activism, ghosts and spirituality, and traditional forms. Their interdisciplinary practice spans diverse forms and contexts, grounded in a deep commitment to community-building within and beyond Thailand.
YORCH SAHATSAWAT THATIP (Project Manager, Thailand) (b. 2000) is a freelance theatremaker from Chiang Mai, working primarily in physical theatre and non-verbal performance, with a broader interest in diverse performing arts forms. His international journey began in 2023 with the Asian Youth Theatre Festival (AYTF), where he participated as a member of Lanyim Theatre. In 2024, he co-created a project with the AYTF Japan team and performed at the George Town Festival (GTF) in Malaysia with The House of Mask and Mime. His work continues to expand, with performances in Taipei, China, and across Europe.
THANK YOUS
THAILAND
Chiang Mai University
Waranya Detchkhamfu (Lanyim Theatre)
Nontawat Machai (Lanyim Theatre)
RelaxTime Radio Chiang Mai 98.0 FM
Pentai Maunthae (Lanyim Theatre)
Chatchai Sukanant (Lanyim Theatre)
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PORTUGAL
Daniel Feteira (Photographer)
Festival Internacional de Teatro de Setúbal (José Maria Dias, Graziela Dias, Patrícia Paixão, Sara Túbio Costa, João Chicó, Pedro Guimarães, Pedro Freixo, Natália Abreu, Ana Rodrigues, Ivan Castro)
Inês Pires (Photographer)
​THE UK
Beth Bransome (Tech Manager - Bristol)
Exeter Immersive
Paul Clarke (PhD Supervisor - Bristol)
Lottie Elcoate (Tech Manager - Bristol)
James Lisk (Tech Manager - Bristol)
Jon Primrose (Tech Services Partner - Exeter)
Heike Roms (PhD Supervisor - Exeter)
Thomas Swanser (Media Technician - Exeter)
Cathy Turner (PhD Supervisor - Exeter)​​
Anona Williams (AHRC SWWDTP)