The type of work you do with participants is challenging and highly important. The physical proxemics, intimacy and visceral, intuitive nature of the work seems like an antidote to modern society.
Teacher Review – Shanghai American School, China
Who are we?
This is the core question explored by D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective in this high-energy physical theatre production.
Commissioned for the Asian Pacific Activities Conference (APAC) 2026 and hosted by the Hong Kong International School, this work brought together 60 young artists from 5 different countries. In just 3 days, they expertly wove contemporary dance, Butoh, and Theatre Biomechanics into a magical story of diversity, identity, and the power of the human ensemble.
About the Show
United: One Community, Many Voices is an elemental epic that explores the struggle for survival in a world defined by balance. Four civilisations—Earth, Water, Air, and Fire—once coexisted as a single organism, but that equilibrium is shattered by the persistent drive for dominance.
Through striking physical theatre and powerful imagery, the performance uncovers the layers of industrial isolation and digital blindness. As the civilisations fight to become truly unbound, the audience is invited to reflect on the ultimate quest to rediscover human connection.
This is more than a performance—it is a testament to youth agency. Directed by Cesar Genaro and facilitated by the D.I.V.E. ensemble of multicultural artists, the young performers themselves drove the creative process, turning abstract directions into a visceral, professional-stage reality.
Past Shows
3-5 March 2026: APAC Theatre Festival – Hong Kong International School
Reviews
D.I.V.E. gave the participants an awesome experience to remember forever and transformed how some young artists think of theatre.
Teacher Review – Hong Kong International School
Cesar led the creation of an original work where participants started as individuals and ended as an ensemble.
Teacher Review – Brent International School Manila
D.I.V.E. work is challenging, fresh, demanding, risk taking, liberating, collaborative, intense, emotional and amazing,
Teacher Review – UN International School Hanoi
Ensemble
Director: Cesar Genaro
Facilitators: Cesar Genaro, Megan O’Hare, and Bella Wanwei Liu
Performing Artists: APAC 2026 Ensemble (60 artists from 5 countries)
Creative Producer: Megan O’Hare and Priscila Da Cunha
Sound & Light Design: Cesar Genaro
Choreography: Cesar Genaro, Megan O’Hare, Bella Wanwei Liu and Student Ensemble
Show Info
Run Time
45 minutes with no intermission.
Residency & Artist-in-Residence Program
D.I.V.E. offers United as a 20-hour intensive Physical Theatre Residency for schools and community groups (ages 12–25). This program aligns with the Queensland Senior Drama Curriculum, focusing on physical theatre, ensemble building, and devising.
Booking: Please email [email protected] to request a residency proposal.
Requirements: A large open space (school hall or theatre). One or two smaller rehearsal rooms.
Capacity: 20–60 students.
Photos
Photos by APAC Festival
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