●The exact performance locations are expected to be announced on Dec, 31 on this page.
Weiwuying International Partnership Project -Museum of Human E-motions
Museum of Human E-motions is an experimental creative development of public space project presented by four international institutions supporting contemporary creations: the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Centro per la Scena Contemporanea Bassano del Grappa, Italy, Centre de développement chorégraphique national du Val-de-Marne, France, and The Saison Foundation, Japan.
For this project, partner institutions delegate an artist/choreographer to research and stay in different spaces in four cities: Bassano del Grappa, Vitry Sur Seine, Tokyo and Kaohsiung over an eight-week period from August, 2019 to January, 2020. The hope is that they will bring a fresh perspective to the relationship between their own artistic creation, local communities, and urban spaces. Their artistic creations will focus on using objects or their own stories brought from their hometowns, which will further generate conversations about memories and e-motions. This residency project allows the artists to explore the possibilities of communicating with the public using modern choreographic language. Through the participation of the four partner institutions, it also motivates the public to better get to know better their communities, surroundings, cities, and even the commonality between dance and modern living spaces. By doing so, this project aims to help attract more audiences to attend art performances, heighten the public's awareness of public spaces, which eventually we hope will give rise to a mutually beneficial new model for the arts and people's lifestyles.
The project originates from the cooperation between Weiwuying and young European choreographer network, Aerowaves in 2017, and launched the “Museum of Human E-motions” project across Europe and Asia supported by Creative Europe and Dancing Museum.
Time: Jan. 4. 2020 (Sat.) 13:00-15:00
Location : Banyan Plaza ／Ourdoor Theater ／1F Foyer of Opera House ／3F Crown Terrance（West）
It is a durational performance.
Concept
Iran／France｜Sorour DARABI
two nights ago was a full moon night
and I could hear a deep voice in my throat
like a forest far away
dreamy night
i think i have a forest in my throat connected to yours
or maybe not at all
I have a forest in my hairy back
in my hairy belly
a forest that has been lost
like a lover
like a dream
like a land covered with tears
a throat covered with fears
or two empty eye holes covered with pinky dreams
Sorour DARABI is a self-taught Iranian artist living and working in Paris. Working actively in Iran, s/he was a part of the underground organisation ICCD, whose festival Untimely (Teheran) hosted their work before their departure for France. During studies at the Centre chorégraphique national de Montpellier s/he created the solo Subject to Change, a performance that questions transformation with regards to time and one’s cohabitation with an environment. In 2016, s/he created Farci.e, a solo dealing in notions of language, gender identity and sexuality. In 2018, he created Savušun, inspired by the grieving ceremonies of the Muharram and dealing in questions of emotions: grief, fear, and suffering.(Photo by Sara Lando)
Italy｜Masako MATSUSHITA
KNOTS
Bassano del Grappa . Val De Marne .
Tokyo 2019 Kaohsiung 2020
material canapa/cotton/upholstery ropes and bells
The symbol of the knot represents an archetypal and ancestral idea rooted deep in the human universe and, in particular, in many of its basic mental processes: this image is able to quickly awaken a myriad of concepts and feelings, even of considerable complexity. It is perhaps for this reason that in every culture the node always plays a leading role, overcoming geographical boundaries and cultural limits.
Credits
Ropes from Arte Sella, Martino Lando and Weiwuying equipment.
Professional advise by Ken Hirakura (knots Master) and technical support by Hsiau Kai Lin.
special thanks to Roberto Casarotto, Elisabetta Bisaro, Atsuko Hisano, Taro Inamura, Gwen Hsin Yi Chang, Gin Huang, Cynthia Chiang, Hakuyo Miya, Greta Pieropan, Yoko Yoshino, Gabriella Biancotto, Sara Lando, Morishita Studio, CSC Bassano del Grappa, the Italian Institute of Culture, Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Art’s, and the artists Teita Iwabuchi, Ming-Hwa Yeh, Sorour Darabi
Previous performance places Torre delle Grazie of Bassano del Grappa, La Briqueterie CDCN of Val-de-Marne and the Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo
岩渕貞太
In old Japanese, there are four Chinese characters for the word ‘sorrow’ (日語：かなしみkanasimi；漢字：悲、哀、愛、美). The old Japanese thought that the feeling of sorrow, included love, sadness and beauty would appear.
Masako Matsushita, is an Italian-Japanese artist trained principally in dance and choreography, who graduated in 2012 from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, London (UK) with a BA (Hons) in Dance Theatre.
She has been an artist-in-residency in Europe and overseas, including Residency Unlimited, New York City, Centro Arti Visive Pescheria Pesaro, Erkki Hirvela Atelier Jämsä, PimOff Milan, CSC Garage Nardini, Teatro Sperimentale Pesaro. Masako presents her own works, and has worked in collaboration with other artists in festivals including CivitanovaDanza 2.0 IT, Revnedans e Sånafest NOR, Drodesera35° Motherlode IT e 16° Quadriennale d’Arte di Roma, Kilowatt Festival IT, The Erotic Cloth UK, Swallowsfeet UK, Neu/Now NL, ITS NL. The work UN/DRESS takes part of NID Platform 2019 and her new production MONSONE wins Prospettiva Danza Prize.
From 2019 she takes part of Dancing Museum - the democracy of being a EU project together with other 5 artists and partners which representative for the Italian one is CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea del Comune di Bassano del Grappa.(Photo by Sara Lando)
Japan｜Teita IWABUCHI
In old Japanese, there are four Chinese characters for the word ‘sorrow’ (日語：かなしみkanasimi；漢字：悲、哀、愛、美). The old Japanese thought that the feeling of sorrow, included love, sadness and beauty would appear.
Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1980, IWABUCHI has been presenting choreographies that focus on “structure of the human body” and “interaction of space, music, and human body” since 2005. He explores the human body from BUTOH and the martial arts of the world and makes new dances. In addition, he also actively collaborates with creators of other fields such as animation or modern art. From the entrance of Setagaya art museum and The Grand Gallery at Yokohama Museum of Art to outdoor performances as a part of Roppongi Art Night, Iwabuchi has performed outside the theaters, utilizing the characteristics of such space. In addition to giving workshops, he also works in other various fields. His Hetero, which he choreographed with Kaori SEKI, won The French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographer for Yokohama Dance collection EX 2012.(Photo by Sara Lando)
Taiwan｜Ming-Hwa YEH
Emotions: Miss
Material: Me
I was born in Kaohsiung in 1983, but ‘immigrated’ to Taipei when I was 16 years old. After 36 years, it is my first time to return home for presenting my long-piece work. The two-week residency program of the Museum of Human E-motions gave me the opportunity to recognize the city of Kaohsiung, his charm and warmth, although a lot of things have been changed.
At Weiwuying, a newly-born aircraft carrier of arts, it seems that I am travelling to those old times by a time machine:
Back to the beautiful era belonged to my parents,
To my childhood,
Even to those imaginary moments or in the future,
A tribute to the past, the present and those beautiful moments that I may not encounter again in the future.
Ming was born and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She received her BFA in Dance from Taipei National University of Arts (2006), National Theater of Taiwan presented her first work in (2008), as an emerging Taiwanese choreographer. She won the Creative Dance Competition, Creative Dance Award in Taiwan (2009). Her Seize was selected as " 30 Performance Arts to Watch 2009" and invited by La Biennale di Venezia, the 7th International Festival of Contemporary Dance (2010). The 3 hours long length Nordic commissioned by Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, the excerpt invited by Women in Dance Leadership Conference, USA (2015), final list of Yokohama Dance Collection (2017). She received fellowship from Asian Culture Council (ACC) research in Japan (2018).(Photo by Sara Lando)
Filmmaker｜Maurice LAI Yu-man
Maurice has been in documentary video shooting for movie and stage performance, video design and promo production since 1996. He is currently Vice-chairman of Board of Directors and Coordinator (Technical Support) of Utopia Cantonese Opera Workshop, Chairman of Board of Directors of Unlock Dancing Plaza, Theatre Panel of Programme and Development Committee of LCSD, Jury member of The Hong Kong Dance Awards. He received from Hong Kong Dance Alliance, The Hong Kong Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video and Photography for Dance in 2015 and Outstanding Visual Design with Sue Healey in 2018.(Photo by Jesseclockwork)
Centro per la Scena Contemporanea(CSC) Bassano del Grappa
CSC is a dynamic dance house, dedicated to the development of the culture of contemporary dance and creation. It is a residency center for individual artists or dance companies elaborating their own experimental and research projects, a home for research and artistic development, a platform for the presentation of national and international works, a forum for the exchange of critical responses, discourses and ideas among artists, the public and members of the local community and an environmental frame for installations, site-specific works and other interdisciplinary projects.
Centre de développement chorégraphique national du Val-de-Marne(CDCN) - La Briqueterie
La Briqueterie is a non-for-profit association whose mission is to promote choreographic creation and artist development (through co-productions, studio space and artists’ residencies), transnational programmes and participatory activities to foster and support dance at multiple levels. The organisation encourages the active involvement in dance for diverse audiences, through an extensive programme of workshops, encounters, studio showings and activities aimed at widening the audience experience. A place of collaboration, putting dance at the centre of a social project within an urban environment undergoing rapid changes, La Briqueterie underlines cooperation as an act of transformation.
The Saison Foundation, Japan
The Saison Foundation is a grant-making foundation established in July 1987 that supports projects and activities related to contemporary Japanese theater and dance. In order to increase the visibility of contemporary Japanese performing arts on a worldwide level, The Saison Foundation awards grants and priority use of its rehearsal/workshop and residence facilities at Morishita Studio in Tokyo.
Presented by
Artists Apartment
Weiwuying International Partnership Project -Museum of Human E-motions
Museum of Human E-motions is an experimental creative development of public space project presented by four international institutions supporting contemporary creations: the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Centro per la Scena Contemporanea Bassano del Grappa, Italy, Centre de développement chorégraphique national du Val-de-Marne, France, and The Saison Foundation, Japan.
For this project, partner institutions delegate an artist/choreographer to research and stay in different spaces in four cities: Bassano del Grappa, Vitry Sur Seine, Tokyo and Kaohsiung over an eight-week period from August, 2019 to January, 2020. The hope is that they will bring a fresh perspective to the relationship between their own artistic creation, local communities, and urban spaces. Their artistic creations will focus on using objects or their own stories brought from their hometowns, which will further generate conversations about memories and e-motions. This residency project allows the artists to explore the possibilities of communicating with the public using modern choreographic language. Through the participation of the four partner institutions, it also motivates the public to better get to know better their communities, surroundings, cities, and even the commonality between dance and modern living spaces. By doing so, this project aims to help attract more audiences to attend art performances, heighten the public's awareness of public spaces, which eventually we hope will give rise to a mutually beneficial new model for the arts and people's lifestyles.
The project originates from the cooperation between Weiwuying and young European choreographer network, Aerowaves in 2017, and launched the “Museum of Human E-motions” project across Europe and Asia supported by Creative Europe and Dancing Museum.
Time: Jan. 4. 2020 (Sat.) 13:00-15:00
Location : Banyan Plaza ／Ourdoor Theater ／1F Foyer of Opera House ／3F Crown Terrance（West）
It is a durational performance.
Concept
Iran／France｜Sorour DARABI
two nights ago was a full moon night
and I could hear a deep voice in my throat
like a forest far away
dreamy night
i think i have a forest in my throat connected to yours
or maybe not at all
I have a forest in my hairy back
in my hairy belly
a forest that has been lost
like a lover
like a dream
like a land covered with tears
a throat covered with fears
or two empty eye holes covered with pinky dreams
Sorour DARABI is a self-taught Iranian artist living and working in Paris. Working actively in Iran, s/he was a part of the underground organisation ICCD, whose festival Untimely (Teheran) hosted their work before their departure for France. During studies at the Centre chorégraphique national de Montpellier s/he created the solo Subject to Change, a performance that questions transformation with regards to time and one’s cohabitation with an environment. In 2016, s/he created Farci.e, a solo dealing in notions of language, gender identity and sexuality. In 2018, he created Savušun, inspired by the grieving ceremonies of the Muharram and dealing in questions of emotions: grief, fear, and suffering.(Photo by Sara Lando)
Italy｜Masako MATSUSHITA
KNOTS
Bassano del Grappa . Val De Marne .
Tokyo 2019 Kaohsiung 2020
material canapa/cotton/upholstery ropes and bells
The symbol of the knot represents an archetypal and ancestral idea rooted deep in the human universe and, in particular, in many of its basic mental processes: this image is able to quickly awaken a myriad of concepts and feelings, even of considerable complexity. It is perhaps for this reason that in every culture the node always plays a leading role, overcoming geographical boundaries and cultural limits.
Credits
Ropes from Arte Sella, Martino Lando and Weiwuying equipment.
Professional advise by Ken Hirakura (knots Master) and technical support by Hsiau Kai Lin.
special thanks to Roberto Casarotto, Elisabetta Bisaro, Atsuko Hisano, Taro Inamura, Gwen Hsin Yi Chang, Gin Huang, Cynthia Chiang, Hakuyo Miya, Greta Pieropan, Yoko Yoshino, Gabriella Biancotto, Sara Lando, Morishita Studio, CSC Bassano del Grappa, the Italian Institute of Culture, Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Art’s, and the artists Teita Iwabuchi, Ming-Hwa Yeh, Sorour Darabi
Previous performance places Torre delle Grazie of Bassano del Grappa, La Briqueterie CDCN of Val-de-Marne and the Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo
岩渕貞太
In old Japanese, there are four Chinese characters for the word ‘sorrow’ (日語：かなしみkanasimi；漢字：悲、哀、愛、美). The old Japanese thought that the feeling of sorrow, included love, sadness and beauty would appear.
Masako Matsushita, is an Italian-Japanese artist trained principally in dance and choreography, who graduated in 2012 from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, London (UK) with a BA (Hons) in Dance Theatre.
She has been an artist-in-residency in Europe and overseas, including Residency Unlimited, New York City, Centro Arti Visive Pescheria Pesaro, Erkki Hirvela Atelier Jämsä, PimOff Milan, CSC Garage Nardini, Teatro Sperimentale Pesaro. Masako presents her own works, and has worked in collaboration with other artists in festivals including CivitanovaDanza 2.0 IT, Revnedans e Sånafest NOR, Drodesera35° Motherlode IT e 16° Quadriennale d’Arte di Roma, Kilowatt Festival IT, The Erotic Cloth UK, Swallowsfeet UK, Neu/Now NL, ITS NL. The work UN/DRESS takes part of NID Platform 2019 and her new production MONSONE wins Prospettiva Danza Prize.
From 2019 she takes part of Dancing Museum - the democracy of being a EU project together with other 5 artists and partners which representative for the Italian one is CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea del Comune di Bassano del Grappa.(Photo by Sara Lando)
Japan｜Teita IWABUCHI
In old Japanese, there are four Chinese characters for the word ‘sorrow’ (日語：かなしみkanasimi；漢字：悲、哀、愛、美). The old Japanese thought that the feeling of sorrow, included love, sadness and beauty would appear.
Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1980, IWABUCHI has been presenting choreographies that focus on “structure of the human body” and “interaction of space, music, and human body” since 2005. He explores the human body from BUTOH and the martial arts of the world and makes new dances. In addition, he also actively collaborates with creators of other fields such as animation or modern art. From the entrance of Setagaya art museum and The Grand Gallery at Yokohama Museum of Art to outdoor performances as a part of Roppongi Art Night, Iwabuchi has performed outside the theaters, utilizing the characteristics of such space. In addition to giving workshops, he also works in other various fields. His Hetero, which he choreographed with Kaori SEKI, won The French Embassy Prize for Young Choreographer for Yokohama Dance collection EX 2012.(Photo by Sara Lando)
Taiwan｜Ming-Hwa YEH
Emotions: Miss
Material: Me
I was born in Kaohsiung in 1983, but ‘immigrated’ to Taipei when I was 16 years old. After 36 years, it is my first time to return home for presenting my long-piece work. The two-week residency program of the Museum of Human E-motions gave me the opportunity to recognize the city of Kaohsiung, his charm and warmth, although a lot of things have been changed.
At Weiwuying, a newly-born aircraft carrier of arts, it seems that I am travelling to those old times by a time machine:
Back to the beautiful era belonged to my parents,
To my childhood,
Even to those imaginary moments or in the future,
A tribute to the past, the present and those beautiful moments that I may not encounter again in the future.
Ming was born and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She received her BFA in Dance from Taipei National University of Arts (2006), National Theater of Taiwan presented her first work in (2008), as an emerging Taiwanese choreographer. She won the Creative Dance Competition, Creative Dance Award in Taiwan (2009). Her Seize was selected as " 30 Performance Arts to Watch 2009" and invited by La Biennale di Venezia, the 7th International Festival of Contemporary Dance (2010). The 3 hours long length Nordic commissioned by Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, the excerpt invited by Women in Dance Leadership Conference, USA (2015), final list of Yokohama Dance Collection (2017). She received fellowship from Asian Culture Council (ACC) research in Japan (2018).(Photo by Sara Lando)
Filmmaker｜Maurice LAI Yu-man
Maurice has been in documentary video shooting for movie and stage performance, video design and promo production since 1996. He is currently Vice-chairman of Board of Directors and Coordinator (Technical Support) of Utopia Cantonese Opera Workshop, Chairman of Board of Directors of Unlock Dancing Plaza, Theatre Panel of Programme and Development Committee of LCSD, Jury member of The Hong Kong Dance Awards. He received from Hong Kong Dance Alliance, The Hong Kong Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video and Photography for Dance in 2015 and Outstanding Visual Design with Sue Healey in 2018.(Photo by Jesseclockwork)
Centro per la Scena Contemporanea(CSC) Bassano del Grappa
CSC is a dynamic dance house, dedicated to the development of the culture of contemporary dance and creation. It is a residency center for individual artists or dance companies elaborating their own experimental and research projects, a home for research and artistic development, a platform for the presentation of national and international works, a forum for the exchange of critical responses, discourses and ideas among artists, the public and members of the local community and an environmental frame for installations, site-specific works and other interdisciplinary projects.
Centre de développement chorégraphique national du Val-de-Marne(CDCN) - La Briqueterie
La Briqueterie is a non-for-profit association whose mission is to promote choreographic creation and artist development (through co-productions, studio space and artists’ residencies), transnational programmes and participatory activities to foster and support dance at multiple levels. The organisation encourages the active involvement in dance for diverse audiences, through an extensive programme of workshops, encounters, studio showings and activities aimed at widening the audience experience. A place of collaboration, putting dance at the centre of a social project within an urban environment undergoing rapid changes, La Briqueterie underlines cooperation as an act of transformation.
The Saison Foundation, Japan
The Saison Foundation is a grant-making foundation established in July 1987 that supports projects and activities related to contemporary Japanese theater and dance. In order to increase the visibility of contemporary Japanese performing arts on a worldwide level, The Saison Foundation awards grants and priority use of its rehearsal/workshop and residence facilities at Morishita Studio in Tokyo.
Presented by
Artists Apartment
●The exact performance locations are expected to be announced on Dec, 31 on this page.
