Minor Tears is a cross-sectional study of the dance industry and the toll it takes on the dancer. Drawing from “Pain and Injury in a Cultural Context” (2007), by Professor Helen Thomas and from Wren’s own experience, the choreography exposes the athleticism, determination and elegance that professional dancers demonstrate in their work whilst hinting at the vulnerabilities they also experience.

In this production, Wren cleverly weaves personal narratives, her own and the dancers’, with peer-reviewed research to tell a story that somehow succeeds in being clinically informative and incredibly touching. And the layers of storytelling run deep. Hidden in plain sight, within a costume of rainbow coloured Kinesiology Therapeutic tape, are the dancers' tales of pain and injury. To the audience, the dressings first appear to be nothing more than a colourful, “different” kind of costume showing off both the elite bodies and the challenging choreography, but when a colour code is revealed, the dressings take on a new meaning as we learn how each colour represents a previous or current injury.