Closing out the 14th Crown Arts Festival (第14屆皇冠藝術節) at the Crown Theater this weekend will be the 8213 Physical Dance Theatre (8213肢體舞蹈劇場) with Comic 1.0 (卡漫1.0).
Company founder Sun Chuo-tai (孫梲泰) is known for his avant-garde, often message-heavy work. This weekend, however, Sun and company will be just having fun, with a child-friendly humorous piece that mixes games, black humor, cartoons, music, dance and the theater as it asks: How real is our real life?
The company takes the notion of kuso (惡搞) or parody as its starting point for its non-linear exploration of daily life in Taipei City, with sketches of everything from the mix of students and office workers early in the morning at breakfast stands to sunbathing cats to viewing life as a series of snapshots from cellphone cameras.
In addition to his regular dance and choreographing partner Casey Avaunt, Sun will be joined by actress-dancer Vera Chen (陳雪甄), actor-singer Kevin Feng (馮光偉) and special guest dancer-performer Mauro Sacchi.
“It will be a fun show, humorous yet hopefully meaningful ... the speaking will be in English for the most part. I think kids, teenagers and adults will all be entertained,” Avaunt said in an e-mail interview.
For those who want to know more about the workings of 8213 Physical Dance Theatre and this particular show, there will be a short discussion session after each performance.
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