D’Motion International Dance Festival: Programme A-International Platform (2015)

Synopsis

Featuring international gala performances by Spanish dancer-choreographer Iratxe Ansa, award-winning Korean choreographer Kim Dong-kyu from R.se Dance Company, a dance-like cell division by Japanese partners, Naoto Katori & Ikumi Kurosu and a dance theatre duo by Taiwan’s new talent Liu Yen-Cheng.

Production Information

  • Production / Presenting Company:DPAC Company
  • Artistic Director / Curator / Programme Coordinator:Wong Jyh Shyong
  • Date:16-17 Dec 2015
  • Total Showing:2
  • Venue:DPAC Theatre
  • State:Selangor

Individual Dance Items

Item #1

  • Title:Perfect Idea
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Human beings express themselves with their own thoughts plus ego when thinking, talking and acting in relation to an ordinary process. Each of these natural inherent attribute changes depending on a situation. Every action is moved or changed due to a situation at that moment and recognized as the change of a sensitive situation. The communicator does not have to believe that an idea which is associated with the behavior must be an inherent idea. Therefore, “Perfect Idea” is solely at the discretion of an individual on how they perceive it.

  • Choreographer:Kim Dong-kyu (Korea)
  • Group:

    R.se Dance Company

  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Kim Dong-kyu, Chun Jong-wen, Kim Seo-youn, Kang Hyuk (Korea)
  • Composer:Kim Dong-kyu

Item #2

  • Title:RE:DIVISION
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A dance-like cell division conveys a process in which things that were originally similar become divided and transformed into either something simple or complex: the different culture are perceived by each individual, and they affect each other, creating something new and unique.

  • Choreographer:Naoto Katori, Ikumi Kurosu (Japan)
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Naoto Katori, Ikumi Kurosu
  • Composer:Marticnametechron (Yuta Miyaraga)

Item #3

  • Title:The sound of the body in the stillness
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    One body, one being goes through transformations, adopts different personalities, suffers a physical schizophrenia and after the trance will slowly come back to an easy state

     

  • Choreographer:Iratxe Ansa (Spain)
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Iratxe Ansa
  • Composer:Max Richter-On the Nature of Daylight (Edited version)

Item #4

  • Title:Tschüss!! Bunny
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    The meaning of “Tschüss!! Bunny” in German is “Goodbye!! Rabbit.” which has the homophonic meaning in Chinese as “You go to hell!!”, bringing the essence of the piece- “Saying goodbye to old-self  and welcoming the new.” But who are we saying goodbye to? What does the rabbit represent? This is only a state of consciousness.

  • Choreographer:Liu Yen-Cheng (Taiwan)
  • Category:Contemporary
  • Dancers:Liao Cheng-Chi, Yu Wan-Lun (Taiwan)
  • Composer:El pueblo unido/Inti-Illimani Tschüss!! Bunny/Liu Yan-Cheng Gloomy Sunday/Billie Holiday Tapsy/Django Reinhardt
  • Other Information:

    Original lighting designer: Zhuang Zhi-Heng (Taiwan)

Credit

  • Production Crew:Khor Hooi Shan, Kong Siew Yien, Tan Jik Yang
  • Producer:Hoh May Yee
  • Publicist:Maggie Ong
  • Additional Notes:
    Technical Director: Tan Eng Heng
    Technical Manager: Lee Ming Kiat

    Technical Assistants: Chan Yi Jing, Timothy Lau

    Graphic Designer: Jimme Chye