Of what it is to be human: Being (S) duo by Wang Yeu-kwn
While certainly about relationships, the act of uncovering and covering, the presence of two generations, also points to birth and death, and a lot between
While certainly about relationships, the act of uncovering and covering, the presence of two generations, also points to birth and death, and a lot between
Masui excels in crafting inventive and sharply controlled sequences in which physical precision and dramatic tension work together to powerful effect.
Three works, three very different strategies, one shared demand: look at the stage, look at the people on it, and do not blink
The tap does not sit apart from the other styles; rather, it seems to emerge from within them
The evening comes most alive in works such as Flux by Katya Bourvis for Ballet d’Jèrri which shows how power can shift through the duet form itself
Traditional and modern, religious and secular. All blended and overlapped in pleasing ways… But constant throughout is the human body
Following Vessel, In the Absence leaves the audience feeling oddly uplifted, sprinkling a little of its shine on us in these dark and dismal times.
Brings together surviving members of Bausch’s original 1978 cast, placing them against archive footage of their younger selves and those no longer alive.
Deeply thoughtful… very personal, it exposes many confusions and contradictions about identity and Taiwan’s relationship with China in particular.
An evening of great variety that included hip hop, dance theatre and more experimental pieces, all around fifteen minutes in length
Two programmes, twelve works by company members plus pieces by the well-established Huang Yi (黃翊), and the very much emerging Yu Wan-lun (余宛倫).