Concept Drawing on reflections of a stranger in a foreign land, 247 Days is Anouk van Dijk’s intimate exploration into the subtleties of everyday human existence. An exposition of what we most passionately love, fear, desire and hate, 247 Days investigates how these divergent facets manage to coexist in all of us simultaneously. Focusing on the individual, Van Dijk’s…
What better way to represent the depressing inertia of Chekhov’s antihero Ivanov than by an enormous couch with comfortable cushions? For the better part of the performance Ivanov sits, no, slouches there, an indolent layabout who has given up caring a rap about his surroundings, his wife, her mortal illness or his own botched life.…
In the mood to party with friends? Then why not join Flip Fabrique, a new up-and-coming troupe that comes to us directly from Quebec, Canada. Take a trip to the cottage with these six acrobats and witness their first get-together in a decade! Haul out the folding chairs for a stunning and unique performance to…
Grupo Krapp isn’t the sort of company that comes around very often, especially not from Argentina, land of the tango. Named afterSamuel Beckett’s play “Krapp’s Last Tape,” this experimental group, consisting of actors, dancers and musicians, is an endearing, excellent collective. As part of its Latino Cultural Festival, Queens Theater in the Park played host…
Sébastien Ramirez and Honji Wang are contemporary dancers who come from the hip-hop scene. From this common background they drew the choreographic mould of their double act,Monchichi, and confront the enigma of cultural difference. The dance loosens and transcends such contrasts to suit the feelings conveyed by Everydayz/+∞’s music.
In Circus Incognitus, virtuoso clown Jamie Adkins is the vulnerable everyman, who has just written a terrific show. He wanders onto stage with the new show in a box, delighted to find the audience ready waiting. Knowing he has just the thing, Jamie struggles to build the scene around him using everyday objects. Things go awry as his…
‘A life lived entirely on one´s own terms´ aptly describes the life and work of the dancer and choreographer Chandalekha (1929-2006), born in southern India. The most controversial of Indian choreographers, and now a legend not only in India but also abroad, she was an innovator of Bharatnatyam, one of the five classical Indian styles…
Men/Women.Overwhelmed by their fear, they knock against each other. Poetic reflexion of human psyche,Complexe des genres speaks of the quest of identity through relationships. The piece illustrates the horrifying doubt and the coolness of the haunting desire for perfection. Endowed with virtuous thinking, men and women will know how to evolve, value each other and love…
Blood Links traces William Yang’s scattered family’s migration from China to Australia over a hundred years ago. Defying conventional theater, Yang presents an intimate monologue with over 500 slide images that explores the ties which bind families. Yang is one of Australia’s most respected artists and a world-renowned photographer. Asia Society spoke to Yang about his autobiographical works…
China’s rulers aren’t exactly enamoured of the topics ‘recalcitrant’ choreographer Wen Hui broaches in her work: the great famine, the terrors of Mao’s ‘Cultural Revolution’, sex and pregnancy. Wen Hui’s Living Dance Studio is the People’s Republic of China’s first independent contemporary dance. It is tolerated by the turning of a blind eye. With dance,…
