【2022 Taiwan Dance Platform】Tso Hanchieh - Kid's Notes－My body, My partner
"The spacing between the crosswalk stripes is too large for me!" ─ Watch me hop
"The sink is too high for me to reach?" ─ I'll stand on my tiptoes
"This door is too heavy. I can't push it." ─ Let me exert my air punch
Observing the everyday movements of children in the urban setting, we are aware that they face multiple challenges in the process of growing up. While undergoing interesting trials and errors, children are also stimulated to be creative with their physicality. Nevertheless, how can adults acknowledge such needs and accompany them in their creative process?
Kid's Notes－My body, My partner is a project commissioned by the 2022 Taiwan Dance Platform, inviting TSO Han-chieh , the artistic director of Kaohsiung-based Double & Cross Theater Group, to lead a movement workshop for children between the ages of 6 and 12. Using her years of experience in baby theater and children's art as the foundation for this project.
A mother of two, artist Tso Han-chieh noticed that although the abundance of play facilities made of plastic and steel are of paramount safety, there is nothing interesting and stimulating for children's bodies. Limited passage space and the design of urban sidewalks has further confined the movements of children in the city corners. In the preschool education system, a large number of dance activities involve rigid copying of movements. Seeing that children are not allowed much room for creative development of their physicality, we launched a long-term creative project, inviting children to use their body as a vehicle to create in their living space, to guide them to respond to the social operational mechanism as well as their inner world.
In this art project, we will incorporate three concepts as our main execution components, including body measurement, sensory practice, and space & creation. We will start with physical measurement to understand the physiological aspects of the body as an everyday instrument. Then, we will move on to the discussion of the five senses. The operation of the nervous system is not only abstract, but also directly affects our inner emotions. We will explore the unique feelings of every child and construct the diversity and potential of their movement languages. In the last stage, we will carry out various exercises in different spaces, look for interesting elements that correspond to each environment, and gradually develop them into a simple sequence of body performance as a documentation of the creative practice.
Post-talk
2022/11/12(Sat) 10:40-11:00 Banyan Plaza
2022/11/13(Sun) 10:40-11:00 Banyan Plaza
Creative and Production Team
Artistic Director｜TSO Han-chieh
Artist Assistant｜ZHU Show
Project Manager｜Ma Chia-chia
Executive Producer｜Lee Fang-hua
Performers｜CHU Chun-chia, WU Pei-hsuan, WU Zhi-chen, LI Yun-shan, LI Shu-ying, CHIU Pei-yun, KE Qi-an, SUN Rui-xi, MA Ke-run, CHANG Yu- jo, CHUANG Ting-his, FU Zi-yan, HUANG Duo-la, HUANG Yun-yuan, YEH Ruei-yen, LIU Ho-wan, LIU Yan-ting, PAN Yi-hsin
Photographer｜Po Yuan Photography Studio
Live Musician｜HSUEH Yung-chih
Deputy Stage Manage｜Palahu Istanda
Special Thanks to｜YU Xin-jie, WANG Yi-tang, WANG Chen-rui, LIN Rui-an, LIANG Hua-ting, ZHUANG Rui-qi
Production｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Curator｜CHOU Shu-yi
Program Coordinator｜Sandy CHEN, CHEN Yun-yi
Project Administrator｜May WONG
Artists Introduction
TSO Han-chieh
TSO Han-chieh is a theater producer, performer, and a mother. In 2014, she founded Double & Cross Theater Group in Kaohsiung (Taiwan), and created the first baby theater production in Taiwan, we called Ci Vuole Un Fiore (2016). In order to fulfill the future vision of baby theater in Taiwan, we cooperated with Starcatchers (Scotland, UK) since 2018. In 2020, TSO established "Taiwan Baby Theater Lab (TBTL)". Its mission is to explore and to expand the development of baby theater in Taiwan; internationally, we connect with three Asian baby theater groups from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau to share each one's experiences and missions and to work together for the following five years.
Artist Assistant - ZHU Show
Shu-Te University Department of Performing Arts
A native of Southern Taiwan, ZHU is a freelance theater practitioner and Doctor Rednose
based south of the Zhuoshui River, who collaborates with various companies to create all
sorts of artistic chemistry and enjoys participating in all kinds of fun.
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【2022 Taiwan Dance Platform】Tso Hanchieh - Kid's Notes－My body, My partner
"The spacing between the crosswalk stripes is too large for me!" ─ Watch me hop
"The sink is too high for me to reach?" ─ I'll stand on my tiptoes
"This door is too heavy. I can't push it." ─ Let me exert my air punch
Observing the everyday movements of children in the urban setting, we are aware that they face multiple challenges in the process of growing up. While undergoing interesting trials and errors, children are also stimulated to be creative with their physicality. Nevertheless, how can adults acknowledge such needs and accompany them in their creative process?
Kid's Notes－My body, My partner is a project commissioned by the 2022 Taiwan Dance Platform, inviting TSO Han-chieh , the artistic director of Kaohsiung-based Double & Cross Theater Group, to lead a movement workshop for children between the ages of 6 and 12. Using her years of experience in baby theater and children's art as the foundation for this project.
A mother of two, artist Tso Han-chieh noticed that although the abundance of play facilities made of plastic and steel are of paramount safety, there is nothing interesting and stimulating for children's bodies. Limited passage space and the design of urban sidewalks has further confined the movements of children in the city corners. In the preschool education system, a large number of dance activities involve rigid copying of movements. Seeing that children are not allowed much room for creative development of their physicality, we launched a long-term creative project, inviting children to use their body as a vehicle to create in their living space, to guide them to respond to the social operational mechanism as well as their inner world.
In this art project, we will incorporate three concepts as our main execution components, including body measurement, sensory practice, and space & creation. We will start with physical measurement to understand the physiological aspects of the body as an everyday instrument. Then, we will move on to the discussion of the five senses. The operation of the nervous system is not only abstract, but also directly affects our inner emotions. We will explore the unique feelings of every child and construct the diversity and potential of their movement languages. In the last stage, we will carry out various exercises in different spaces, look for interesting elements that correspond to each environment, and gradually develop them into a simple sequence of body performance as a documentation of the creative practice.
Post-talk
2022/11/12(Sat) 10:40-11:00 Banyan Plaza
2022/11/13(Sun) 10:40-11:00 Banyan Plaza
Creative and Production Team
Artistic Director｜TSO Han-chieh
Artist Assistant｜ZHU Show
Project Manager｜Ma Chia-chia
Executive Producer｜Lee Fang-hua
Performers｜CHU Chun-chia, WU Pei-hsuan, WU Zhi-chen, LI Yun-shan, LI Shu-ying, CHIU Pei-yun, KE Qi-an, SUN Rui-xi, MA Ke-run, CHANG Yu- jo, CHUANG Ting-his, FU Zi-yan, HUANG Duo-la, HUANG Yun-yuan, YEH Ruei-yen, LIU Ho-wan, LIU Yan-ting, PAN Yi-hsin
Photographer｜Po Yuan Photography Studio
Live Musician｜HSUEH Yung-chih
Deputy Stage Manage｜Palahu Istanda
Special Thanks to｜YU Xin-jie, WANG Yi-tang, WANG Chen-rui, LIN Rui-an, LIANG Hua-ting, ZHUANG Rui-qi
Production｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Curator｜CHOU Shu-yi
Program Coordinator｜Sandy CHEN, CHEN Yun-yi
Project Administrator｜May WONG
Artists Introduction
TSO Han-chieh
TSO Han-chieh is a theater producer, performer, and a mother. In 2014, she founded Double & Cross Theater Group in Kaohsiung (Taiwan), and created the first baby theater production in Taiwan, we called Ci Vuole Un Fiore (2016). In order to fulfill the future vision of baby theater in Taiwan, we cooperated with Starcatchers (Scotland, UK) since 2018. In 2020, TSO established "Taiwan Baby Theater Lab (TBTL)". Its mission is to explore and to expand the development of baby theater in Taiwan; internationally, we connect with three Asian baby theater groups from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Macau to share each one's experiences and missions and to work together for the following five years.
Artist Assistant - ZHU Show
Shu-Te University Department of Performing Arts
A native of Southern Taiwan, ZHU is a freelance theater practitioner and Doctor Rednose
based south of the Zhuoshui River, who collaborates with various companies to create all
sorts of artistic chemistry and enjoys participating in all kinds of fun.
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Photo © 吳柏源
Learn More
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