【2022 Taiwan Dance Platform】YEH Ming-hwa X Kaohsiung City Ballet - Dancing Ballet
Have you ever seen kids in dance clothes and puffy skirts sitting on motorcycles on the road? They are probably on their way to dance or on their way to class. This is one of the common city scenes in Kaohsiung, and a real scene of choreographer YEH Ming-hwa growing up in this city.
The little girl who lives in the South Taiwan postal code 822 whispers a prayer at the window in winter: "Santa Claus, Santa Claus, please make it snow outside my house on Christmas Eve .....". But, will it snow in Kaohsiung? And is the development of ballet in Taiwan the same as snow?
Many children have entered the world of dance, especially girls, but why girls? Many people still want to ask: "Why do you dance as a boy? And then ask how ballet can survive? "The dancers can only smile lightly, put on their bags and continue to walk to class ....
Dancing Ballet " is a commissioned creation of 2022 Taiwan Dance Platform, inviting Kaohsiung-born choreographer YEH Ming-hwa to collaborate with "Kaohsiung City Ballet", which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The company is the inspiration for her dance training in Kaohsiung, and her ballet training has deeply influenced her body vocabulary and the development of her unique gestures. This time, through her own experiences and contemporary creative vision, Yeh will create a landscape of ballet in Taiwan.
The work will be created and performed by the company's students of different ages, along with the company's dancers and teachers, and is the first chapter of YEH Ming-hwa's "Dancing Ballet" creation.
Creative and Production Team
Choreographer｜YEH Ming-hwa
Artistic Director｜CHANG Hsiu-Ru
Artistic Advisor｜LIN Jing-ru
Music Coordinator｜WANG Yu-jun
Lighting Designer｜GUO Jian-hao
Production Coordinator｜LEE Chu-hui
Rehearsal Director｜WU Ho Ju
Stage Manager｜LIN Xiao-kai
Performing Team｜Kaohsiung City Ballet
Guest Performers｜LIU Shu-ling, ChEN Ren-wei, YEH Shu-ping
Company Members｜XIA Jia-hui , HSU Chia-rong, HUO Rong-an, LIU Fu-xuan, LIAO Yan-yong, SU Shao-ming
Reserve Members｜WU Qin-yu, HE Yu-jie, ChEN Yan-zhen, WANG Yun-qing, WANG Yi-yi, YANG Jie-xi
Adult Ballet｜LI Cui-yu, LI Ning-xu, GUO Yu-fen, KE Lan-xin, XIE Wan-qun, LIN Xin-yi, LIN Shuang-liang, XU Ya-hui, WU Suhua
Young dancers｜YEH Xin-yu, HONG Zi-ling, LIU Ya-qi, LI Cheng-yin, LIN Yu-ting, WANG Rui-qi, CHEN Yu-yu, ZENG Pei-yu, LIN Yu-xin, WANG Ru-yue, HUANG Zi-han, ZHENG Shi-yu, LU Mi-hua, CHEN Yi-zhen
Produced by｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Curator｜CHOU Shu-yi
Program Specialist｜LO Shih-ju
Project Execution｜HSUEH Mei-chu
Artists Introduction
YEH Ming-Hwa
YEH Ming-Hwa was born in Kaohsiung in 1983, and graduated from the School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. A choreographer and dancer, her creative practice in recent years revolves around using body and sensory interpretation to explore time and space while combining mediums with interdisciplinary performance to respond to narratives and events. Some of her recent works include serving as the stage director for Jérôme Bels The Show Must Go On in the 2019 Taipei Arts Festival; being invited by National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) to present an experimental public site creation for Museum of Human Emotions, an international contemporary creation exchange program from 2019 to 2020; and The House Behind the Wall commissioned by Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 2020.
Kaohsiung City Ballet
Kaohsiung City Ballet is the first ballet company established in August 1992 by Artistic Director Hsiu-Ru Chang in southern Taiwan. It has entered its 30th year, combining professional ballet dancers from the southern region to work together to enhance the art of ballet dance.
Since 1996, Kaohsiung City Ballet has been touring throughout Taiwan, and has successfully introduced Kaohsiung's exquisite arts to audiences throughout the country with its diverse and professional performances. In 2003, he was invited by Korea to present two performances of the creative ballet Lotus in Seoul, and in 2004, he presented the full-length romantic ballet La Sylphide. In 2005, she represented her country to participate in the closing ceremony of the "2005 World Games" held in Germany and toured Germany and France for five performances.
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【2022 Taiwan Dance Platform】YEH Ming-hwa X Kaohsiung City Ballet - Dancing Ballet
Have you ever seen kids in dance clothes and puffy skirts sitting on motorcycles on the road? They are probably on their way to dance or on their way to class. This is one of the common city scenes in Kaohsiung, and a real scene of choreographer YEH Ming-hwa growing up in this city.
The little girl who lives in the South Taiwan postal code 822 whispers a prayer at the window in winter: "Santa Claus, Santa Claus, please make it snow outside my house on Christmas Eve .....". But, will it snow in Kaohsiung? And is the development of ballet in Taiwan the same as snow?
Many children have entered the world of dance, especially girls, but why girls? Many people still want to ask: "Why do you dance as a boy? And then ask how ballet can survive? "The dancers can only smile lightly, put on their bags and continue to walk to class ....
Dancing Ballet " is a commissioned creation of 2022 Taiwan Dance Platform, inviting Kaohsiung-born choreographer YEH Ming-hwa to collaborate with "Kaohsiung City Ballet", which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The company is the inspiration for her dance training in Kaohsiung, and her ballet training has deeply influenced her body vocabulary and the development of her unique gestures. This time, through her own experiences and contemporary creative vision, Yeh will create a landscape of ballet in Taiwan.
The work will be created and performed by the company's students of different ages, along with the company's dancers and teachers, and is the first chapter of YEH Ming-hwa's "Dancing Ballet" creation.
Creative and Production Team
Choreographer｜YEH Ming-hwa
Artistic Director｜CHANG Hsiu-Ru
Artistic Advisor｜LIN Jing-ru
Music Coordinator｜WANG Yu-jun
Lighting Designer｜GUO Jian-hao
Production Coordinator｜LEE Chu-hui
Rehearsal Director｜WU Ho Ju
Stage Manager｜LIN Xiao-kai
Performing Team｜Kaohsiung City Ballet
Guest Performers｜LIU Shu-ling, ChEN Ren-wei, YEH Shu-ping
Company Members｜XIA Jia-hui , HSU Chia-rong, HUO Rong-an, LIU Fu-xuan, LIAO Yan-yong, SU Shao-ming
Reserve Members｜WU Qin-yu, HE Yu-jie, ChEN Yan-zhen, WANG Yun-qing, WANG Yi-yi, YANG Jie-xi
Adult Ballet｜LI Cui-yu, LI Ning-xu, GUO Yu-fen, KE Lan-xin, XIE Wan-qun, LIN Xin-yi, LIN Shuang-liang, XU Ya-hui, WU Suhua
Young dancers｜YEH Xin-yu, HONG Zi-ling, LIU Ya-qi, LI Cheng-yin, LIN Yu-ting, WANG Rui-qi, CHEN Yu-yu, ZENG Pei-yu, LIN Yu-xin, WANG Ru-yue, HUANG Zi-han, ZHENG Shi-yu, LU Mi-hua, CHEN Yi-zhen
Produced by｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Curator｜CHOU Shu-yi
Program Specialist｜LO Shih-ju
Project Execution｜HSUEH Mei-chu
Artists Introduction
YEH Ming-Hwa
YEH Ming-Hwa was born in Kaohsiung in 1983, and graduated from the School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. A choreographer and dancer, her creative practice in recent years revolves around using body and sensory interpretation to explore time and space while combining mediums with interdisciplinary performance to respond to narratives and events. Some of her recent works include serving as the stage director for Jérôme Bels The Show Must Go On in the 2019 Taipei Arts Festival; being invited by National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) to present an experimental public site creation for Museum of Human Emotions, an international contemporary creation exchange program from 2019 to 2020; and The House Behind the Wall commissioned by Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 2020.
Kaohsiung City Ballet
Kaohsiung City Ballet is the first ballet company established in August 1992 by Artistic Director Hsiu-Ru Chang in southern Taiwan. It has entered its 30th year, combining professional ballet dancers from the southern region to work together to enhance the art of ballet dance.
Since 1996, Kaohsiung City Ballet has been touring throughout Taiwan, and has successfully introduced Kaohsiung's exquisite arts to audiences throughout the country with its diverse and professional performances. In 2003, he was invited by Korea to present two performances of the creative ballet Lotus in Seoul, and in 2004, he presented the full-length romantic ballet La Sylphide. In 2005, she represented her country to participate in the closing ceremony of the "2005 World Games" held in Germany and toured Germany and France for five performances.
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