The body reveals the present, yet the present is a mélange of history and experience.
One can only know where the future leads by asking questions that trace back to its roots.
Joined by Ong Yong Lock, Chen Wu-kang, Yuri Ng, Ray Tseng and Lawrence Lau, the quintetto attempts something new in Body Works by transforming memories and
experience into a source material and placing them in the present. Through repeatedly questioning and pondering about the process of how ideas are being received, compromised, inherited or transmitted, it reveals how objects have been bestowed with meaning. As they ruminate and vacillate, sorting out the works cached in their bodies, the contemporary and the history concealed within is revealed in layers.
Developed from the conceptual meaning of the transformation of ideas and knowledge, and under the influence of global travel ban, Body Works appears to be a solo, but the performer (Ong Yong Lock in HK version) addresses the presence of the other designers’ through the totality of theatrical setting.
Choreographer & Performer | Ong Yong Lock (HK), Chen Wu-kang (TW) |
Costume Designer | Yuri Ng (HK) |
Lighting Designer | Ray Tseng (TW) |
Sound Designer | Lawrence Lau (HK) |
Programme Length | 75 minutes without intermission |
Production | Unlock Dancing Plaza |
Collaboration | HORSE (TW) |
Support | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
Touring Company | 2 pax (1 Choreographer, 1 Performer) |
Touring Availability | On appointment |