The Red Piece

dance

Asia Premiere

Nationality

Belgium/Dutch
Date

2/26-2/28 (Thu.-Sat.) 19:30

3/1 (Sun.) 14:30
Venue

Experimental Theater
Production

Ann Van den Broek WArd/waRD
Ticket Price

NT$ 800

An Encyclopedia about Love Written on the Skin

On stage are six dancers and one choreographer. There is a somewhat simmering tension in the air. With passionate and insinuating physical movements, powerful and rhythmical lighting, as well as the music of Belgian band Dez Mona, Ann Van den Broek explores the dancers’ physical and mental limits. The dancers’ jumping, stamping and complicated hand gestures constitute a painting full of emotions and colors. The audiences’ inner emotions are also triggered by the dancers, swinging between the extremes of ecstasy and sorrow, driven by strong desires which force them to submit, and eventually imploding within their obstinate passion.

The ropes are tied to the bodies in the fashion of Japanese bondage, tying not only themselves but also others. Released and driven by strong rhythms, dancers are struggling in the redness of passion and fury. Emotions—lust, despair, loneliness, grief, euphoria, pain—have always been the leitmotiv in Ann Van den Broek’s oeuvre, and The Red Piece is no exception. Led by the Flamenco-like steps, the custom-made music of Dez Mona, along with the unique voice of Gregory Frateur, the audiences are to experience a dramatic journey into love and hate, lust and passion, as well as grief and joy.

Ann Van den Broek

Born in 1970, choreographer Ann Van den Broek has wroked as a dancer for ten years after completing her dance education at the Rotterdam Dance Academy. In 2000, she decided to dedicate herself to developing her own choreography, and founded WArd/waRD. Inspired by human emotions and behavior patterns, her works constantly explore dualities. Four of her works have been nominated for the Swan Award, the most prestigious Dutch dance prize, while Co(te)lette won the Swan Award for the most impressive dance production in 2008. She has also received the Mouson Award 2009/2010 presented by the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Germany. The Red Piece was nominated for the dance audience award and awarded with the best dancer award in the renowned Dutch Dance Day in 2013.