Having finished renovations in May, the "theater tower" is the latest addition to the performance venues at the Huashan Arts District. Between/Events, its inaugural installation exhibition last month, highlighted the historic and mysterious atmosphere of the old three-story building.
To express their emotional attachment to Huashan, three artists who regularly perform at the compound have teamed up to present Meditating (沉默三部曲), the first performance to be staged in the tower.
With the idea of "silence" their common point of departure, dancers Chang Wan (
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The performance opens with Li's solo dance interpretation of air, liquid and solid objects. A long-time member of Taipei Folk Dance Theater, Li has established his characteristic style blending Asian and Western dance disciplines. Applying his years of tai chi training to on-stage expression, he almost convinces the audience he had turned into a blossom or a raindrop.
The next episode is Chang Wan's solo performance telling of the ancient memories of the moon and a dying tree. Chang's high-energy sword-waving performance is breathtaking.
The episode will be followed by Huang's theater debut, inspired by his experience in visual arts. The solo performance traces a man who is driven to madness by the ubiquitousness of information in the modern world. The protagonist breaks free of the stranglehold of modern society by transforming himself into a woman who plays angry tunes on an electronic guitar.
During interludes, musician Li Yi-ching's (
Meditating will be performed tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30pm and at the same time from July 26 to July 28 at the Huashan Arts District. Tickets are available for NT$400 at Acer ticketing outlets or by calling the organizer Stream Creative Theater at (02) 2392-6180.
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