Deluge —— 2019 Codance

LIN Ting-Syu

 

Date:
2019.03.22
Venue:
Umay Theater of the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
林守晟 攝影

Deluge —— 2019 Codance

LIN Ting-Syu

 

Date:
2019.03.22
Venue:
Umay Theater of the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
CK 攝影

Deluge —— 2019 Codance

LIN Ting-Syu

 

Date:
2019.03.22
Venue:
Umay Theater of the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
CK 攝影

Deluge —— 2019 Codance

LIN Ting-Syu

 

Date:
2019.03.22
Venue:
Umay Theater of the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
林守晟 攝影

Deluge —— 2019 Codance

LIN Ting-Syu

 

Date:
2019.03.22
Venue:
Umay Theater of the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
林守晟 攝影

Comments on the Finalist

Deluge originates from choreographer Lin Ting-Syu’s questioning about the disappearance of life and existence after his field trip to Jiasian Township; it is also his quest of the possibility to co-exist with trauma, materialized as a deliverance ritual in the form of a dance. The powerfully explosive interpretation of three dancers is manifested through their bodies that sometimes shake as if driven by a mysterious power within and sometimes bend or tangle up as if ruthlessly suppressed by external forces. The intense energy of live percussion music and electronic sounds create an impact on the audience’s ears and bodies. This is one of those works, whose repercussion is still strong and lasts long after the viewing. (Commentator: CHEN Yi-Chen)

Artwork Introduction

After visiting Kaohsiung’s Siaolin Village in Jiasian District, the choreographer combined field trips, facts and folk religious rites, and created the work based on the tragic destruction of Siaolin Village by landslide and flood during Typhoon Morakot in 2009. Integrating religious rites for liberating homeless souls as well as contemporary dance, live electronic music/sound, live percussion music and stage installations, the work reimagines the departed and the soul while interpreting the soul-liberating religious rite. Also, soliloquies of survivors from the typhoon are woven into the work as a way to reflect on existence and disappearance through contemporary arts creation, conveying gratitude towards land and living beings as well as the perseverance of life that transports people through nature’s ruthlessness and indescribable suffering.

About the Artist

Lin Ting-Syu was born in Kaohsiung. He is the founder and artistic director of LIN Ting-Syu Studio, and holds an MA in Performance and Choreography from the Graduate Institute of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. His work in recent years focuses on Taiwanese folk belief and culture, for which he has researched his Taiwanese grassroots materials for his creative subjects. Over the years, he has published various works, including The Invincible Swiftness of Golden Crow, Deluge, The Body that Does Not Exist and Nobody Remembers, and has been invited to attend various arts festivals and performance platforms in Taiwan and abroad, including Codance Festival, Sun-Shier Salon Dance Exhibition, MASDANZA—International Contemporary Dance Festival of the Canary Islands (Spain), Yokohama Dance Competition (Japan), Seoul International Choreography Festival (Korea), Fukuoka Dance Fringe Festival (Japan), Guangdong Dance Festival (China), etc.

Production Team

    Creator: LIN Ting-Syu
    Performer:Wan-Lin Hsieh, Yun-Chu Wen, Li Wei Tu, Jin-Yuan Chou (survivor of Siaolin Village, Taivoan descendant)
    Live Electronic Musician:Sheng-Wen Yan
    Live Percussionist:Yu-Wen Hung
    Lighting Designer:Chin-Ting Lan
    Set Designer:Yu-han Chao
    Costume Designer:Shuo-Yun Yang
    Cooperation:Ya-Chun Yang, Taivoan Dance Group, Hsin-Yu Chen

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