25~28, September 2003, The Experimental Theater of National TheaterIn 2003 Elite bookstore Theater Festival, Elite Bookstore invited Century Contemporary Dance Company, Off Performance Workshop, Taiwan Walker Theatre And Riverbed Theater to create a performance. Based on (Craig Quintero ) from Riverbed Theatre constructed one unison symbolic stage for all the performance. Shu-Fen Yao was the chorographer for the performance. Yao tried to challenge the logic and traditional of dancing performance by breating the Anti-trans motivation. Yao attempted to attack and impact this symbolic and no-suitable-for-dance stage Yao decided to avail the whole stage design as the image of opening drapery on the stage. There were a few critical difficulties the Yao encountered.
How to interpret or offset the current space and stage? How to choreograph at the unstable stage constructed by Sea sand, book wall…ect? How to choreograph th create another solid image or reality from this abstract and collaged stage? How to use body language to enter the Depth of the space while offset and absorb the whole stage? Yao decided to interpret Inner subconscious in the space by applied the concept of semi-finished products. Comprised the conflicts between the stage material, color nad shapes; Yao used the rhythm of body language and gestures layout successfully created the solid image of real life.
Shu-Fen Tao observes the phenomenon of under construction and the life that always repairs and never closes the cases (or build actively ) in Taiwan. She expresses the feeling through this work. Asians are not good at the black comedy, however, Yao expresses her humor in this work.
Pin-Xiu Chen
- ChoreographerShu-Fen Yao
- ProducerYa-Hong Xu
- Dancer
Li-Mei Jung, Guang-Ching Wei , Shu-Hao Yan, Wu-Kang Chen, Yi-Chien Cheng
- Stage DesignWen-Tai Guo (Craig Quintero)
- Costume DesignShu-Fen Yao
- Music DesignHuan-Fu Yu
- Stage ManagerJie Wang
- Stage ExcutiveYi-Ru Huang
- PhotographySheng-Fa Lin
