- Price: NTD 600
- 5/15(Fri)12:00 p.m. - 5/29(Fri)12:00 p.m. 25% Discount for Weiwuying member.
- 5/22(Fri)12:00 p.m. - 5/29(Fri)12:00 p.m. 20% Discount for Audience Overall.
- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 50 minutes without intermission.
- Age guidance 12+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
[2026 Taiwan Dance Platform] Shimmering Production Beings by WANG Yeu-kwn
The plasticity and musicality of the action are very concentrated, in the tradition of oriental poetry, like Haiku, in which the complex is compressed and synthesized, current and eternal, in the delicacy of the simple, the minimal.—— Erregueté: Revista Galega de Teatro, Afonso Becerra |
"One eye looks inward, the other toward the world. In this wordless dialogue, how honest can human relationships be?"
Young bodies carry eagerness for beginnings and fear of loss. On a vast sheet of rice paper, every shift of weight, pull, and friction between the two dancers tests physical limits and the dynamics of connection. Ink stains and creases become irreversible traces of their interactions.
Beings explores the formation, dependence, and dissolution of human relationships through contact improvisation and Eastern materials. Inspired by the Chinese character for "human" (人), which emerges from one stroke supporting another, the dancers' explosive, probing bodies embody the tension of mutual reliance, always on the edge of imbalance.
Beings has been in development for seven years, touring internationally to venues in Japan, Greece, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and France's Théâtre national de Chaillot. The work has received three awards at the Yokohama Dance Collection and was a finalist for the Rose International Dance Prize at Sadler's Wells Theatre in the UK.
After years of international touring and critical recognition, this meticulously crafted work will premiere its full theatrical version in southern Taiwan. In a 50-minute, minimalist duet, it vividly portrays the collective anxieties of contemporary society—the desire for intimacy and the fear of loss. Through the continuous narrative of two dancers and a single sheet of paper, the audience is invited to experience a relationship's journey from birth, collapse, and eventual renewal.
Creative and Production Team
Choreography & Concept｜WANG Yeu-kwn
Dramaturgy｜Lucky Yun-cheng CHEN
Set Designer｜CHEN Guan-lin
Lighting Designer｜Joanne SHYUE
Costume Designer｜LIN Yen-jung
Technical Director｜WANG Yung
Rehearsal Director｜LEE Yin-ying
Team Introduction
WANG Yeu-kwn
Artistic Director of Shimmering Production and a certified fisherman,
WANG Yeu-kwn has been selected as a 2025–2026 Artist-in-Residence at the National Theater & Concert Hall of Taiwan.
WANG is the first Taiwanese artist to receive three Awards at the Yokohama Dance Collection in Japan. He is also the first Taiwanese choreographer to be a finalist for The Rose Prize 2025 at Sadler's Wells in London. His work has been highly acclaimed, with Dance Magazine Japan recognizing him as a choreographer to watch.
His "A Trilogy - Question of Relationships" project, including the dance works Beings and Islands, has been invited to renowned theaters in France and the UK, as well as multiple touring engagements across Europe. His creations have sparked significant discussions in the international dance scene.
Shimmering Production
Founded by WANG Yeu-kwn and LEE Yin-ying, Shimmering Production focuses on exploring and questioning the body while creating contemporary dance works. They also launched the Hand in Hand, We Dance arts initiative, bringing dance back into everyday life.
Since 2020, Shimmering Production has been developing "A Trilogy – Quest of Relationships", focusing on exploring the relationships between the body and the world on different scales. The first episode, Beings, has been invited to perform in Japan, Greece, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and France. Beings has also been selected as a finalist for The Rose Prize 2025 at Sadler's Wells in London.The second episode, Islands, premiered at the 2024 Artquake in Autumn at the National Theater & Concert Hall, followed by touring both nationally and internationally.
Shimmering Production continues its creative journey, touring internationally, while staying connected to its core purpose—dancing with every individual and creating a subtle glow that radiates from the body.
Official Timepiece of WEIWUYING
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[2026 Taiwan Dance Platform] Shimmering Production Beings by WANG Yeu-kwn
The plasticity and musicality of the action are very concentrated, in the tradition of oriental poetry, like Haiku, in which the complex is compressed and synthesized, current and eternal, in the delicacy of the simple, the minimal.—— Erregueté: Revista Galega de Teatro, Afonso Becerra |
"One eye looks inward, the other toward the world. In this wordless dialogue, how honest can human relationships be?"
Young bodies carry eagerness for beginnings and fear of loss. On a vast sheet of rice paper, every shift of weight, pull, and friction between the two dancers tests physical limits and the dynamics of connection. Ink stains and creases become irreversible traces of their interactions.
Beings explores the formation, dependence, and dissolution of human relationships through contact improvisation and Eastern materials. Inspired by the Chinese character for "human" (人), which emerges from one stroke supporting another, the dancers' explosive, probing bodies embody the tension of mutual reliance, always on the edge of imbalance.
Beings has been in development for seven years, touring internationally to venues in Japan, Greece, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and France's Théâtre national de Chaillot. The work has received three awards at the Yokohama Dance Collection and was a finalist for the Rose International Dance Prize at Sadler's Wells Theatre in the UK.
After years of international touring and critical recognition, this meticulously crafted work will premiere its full theatrical version in southern Taiwan. In a 50-minute, minimalist duet, it vividly portrays the collective anxieties of contemporary society—the desire for intimacy and the fear of loss. Through the continuous narrative of two dancers and a single sheet of paper, the audience is invited to experience a relationship's journey from birth, collapse, and eventual renewal.
Creative and Production Team
Choreography & Concept｜WANG Yeu-kwn
Dramaturgy｜Lucky Yun-cheng CHEN
Set Designer｜CHEN Guan-lin
Lighting Designer｜Joanne SHYUE
Costume Designer｜LIN Yen-jung
Technical Director｜WANG Yung
Rehearsal Director｜LEE Yin-ying
Team Introduction
WANG Yeu-kwn
Artistic Director of Shimmering Production and a certified fisherman,
WANG Yeu-kwn has been selected as a 2025–2026 Artist-in-Residence at the National Theater & Concert Hall of Taiwan.
WANG is the first Taiwanese artist to receive three Awards at the Yokohama Dance Collection in Japan. He is also the first Taiwanese choreographer to be a finalist for The Rose Prize 2025 at Sadler's Wells in London. His work has been highly acclaimed, with Dance Magazine Japan recognizing him as a choreographer to watch.
His "A Trilogy - Question of Relationships" project, including the dance works Beings and Islands, has been invited to renowned theaters in France and the UK, as well as multiple touring engagements across Europe. His creations have sparked significant discussions in the international dance scene.
Shimmering Production
Founded by WANG Yeu-kwn and LEE Yin-ying, Shimmering Production focuses on exploring and questioning the body while creating contemporary dance works. They also launched the Hand in Hand, We Dance arts initiative, bringing dance back into everyday life.
Since 2020, Shimmering Production has been developing "A Trilogy – Quest of Relationships", focusing on exploring the relationships between the body and the world on different scales. The first episode, Beings, has been invited to perform in Japan, Greece, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and France. Beings has also been selected as a finalist for The Rose Prize 2025 at Sadler's Wells in London.The second episode, Islands, premiered at the 2024 Artquake in Autumn at the National Theater & Concert Hall, followed by touring both nationally and internationally.
Shimmering Production continues its creative journey, touring internationally, while staying connected to its core purpose—dancing with every individual and creating a subtle glow that radiates from the body.
Official Timepiece of WEIWUYING
|
- Price: NTD 600
- 5/15(Fri)12:00 p.m. - 5/29(Fri)12:00 p.m. 25% Discount for Weiwuying member.
- 5/22(Fri)12:00 p.m. - 5/29(Fri)12:00 p.m. 20% Discount for Audience Overall.
- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 50 minutes without intermission.
- Age guidance 12+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
