Oyster is a visually dazzling show that will be enjoyed by audience of all ages.
Internationally renowned choreographer, Josef Nadj, will conclude the dance series with his visionary Comedia tempio, a theater/dance piece inspired by the life and works of Hungarian writer and psychiatrist and composer Geza Csath, who died aged 32, at the turn of the 20th century.
Born in Vojvodina, in the former Yugoslavia, Nadj moved to France in the 1980s to study contemporary dance, martial arts and classical mime and founded his own dance company, Theater Jel, soon after.
The main body of his works draws inspiration from the familiar landscape of his native village, and are heavily influenced by his favorite authors such as Franz Kafka, Raymond Rousse, Bruno Schulz and Geza Csath.
In Comedia tempio, the world is a confining domestic interior, in which men in frock coats and bowler hats and women in elegant gowns wander through the set -- from a maze to a secret trapdoor to another cubbyhole.
The performers act like lunatics, walking in their sleep, trying to cling to a world that is on the verge of collapse. They are devoid of expressions and successfully create a world of sinister comic nightmare, as evoked by Kafka.
Performance notes
What: Novel Dance 2005 (新舞風)
Where: Novel Hall
(新舞台), 3-1, Songshou Rd, Taipei (台北市松壽路3-1號)
When: Tonight and tomorrow at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm for Im (Goldenen) Schnitt I and II. Oct. 14 and 15 at 8pm; Oct. 16 at 3pm for Oyster ; Oct. 21 and 22 at 8pm; Oct 23. at 3pm for Comedia tempio
Tickets: NT$500 to NT$1,800, through ERA ticketing, or call (02) 2723 7953
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