Century Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC, 世紀當代舞團) presents Come and Sit At Our Balcony (陽台,來坐坐) at the Nanhai Gallery (南海藝廊) this weekend, the first of two programs in the company’s Dream Hatched Theater II (孵夢劇場II) project.
The show features three artists — theater director Sun Wei-chen (孫唯真), choreographer Wang Ning (王甯) and performance artist Lin Tzu-ning (林子寧) — and provides three viewing angles, which means the performers will not be the only ones moving during the shows. The themes linking the three works are the role of balconies in our lives and the link between our environment and our emotions.
The second part of the Dream Hatched Theater II, If Everything Happens For A Reason, features the works of three other young artists and will be performed next weekend at CCDC’s studio at 2, Ln 108, Nangchang Rd, Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市南昌路一段108巷2號).
Photo Courtesy of Lin Wei-chi
■ Performances are today at 5pm and 5:50pm, tomorrow at 1pm, 1:50pm, 5pm and 5:50pm and 11am, 11:50am, 3pm and 3:50pm on Sunday at the Nanhai Gallery (南海藝廊), 3, Ln 19, Chungching S Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市重慶南路二段19巷3號)
■ Tickets NT$500, available through NTCH ticketing, online at www.artsticket.com.tw and convenience store ticketing kiosks
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