Body, Sound begins quietly, with Chen Li-ya (陳麗雅) moving to a soundscape of creaks, beeps, metallic rattles and other sounds that are hard to identify - until the later solos when Yang Yu-teh's (楊妤德) magnificent costumes come into play and you realize that the soundscape was created by the sounds the different costumes make.
The one drawback was the lighting. I know Huang likes video-work and playing with technology, but the different floor grids projected onto the stage were distracting and sometimes the overall lighting left the dancers shrouded in shadows. This is such a wonderful piece that the audience deserves to see every move, every twitch and every bit of the costumes.
The 10 dancers who perform in Lin Hwai-min's (林懷民) finale should be proud of their work. It is a test of stamina and breath, and they met the challenge ably and will be stronger dancers in the future as a result. The company starts its three-city tour in Taichung on April 11 before moving onto Hsinchu and then Kaohsiung the following weekends.
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