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"you have to know yourself really well (because everything else is changing faster than it ever has)"Jeff Hsieh (謝杰樺)
Jeff Hsieh (謝杰樺) is the current artistic director of Anarchy Dance Theatre. His works feature a strong element of interactive dance performance and leverage technology to expand the field of choreography. We cover;
how technology has changed our lives the bodymachine interventions new physical experiencethe eternal straight linesurgery at a distancedigital worldsAI in artnew media arts / old media artsskills used to have a long tail of valueknowing what you're doingmid-journey
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"No matter which mediums I use, if I can keep finding something I feel curious about then I will keep going for choreography."Lee Ming-Chieh
Ming-chieh Lee is an independent choreographer born in 1989 in Taiwan often focusing on the dynamic of body, object and other things as the main mediums for her research related to memory and time, and further discussed the flowing performativity shaped between body and specific space. We cover;
Dancing in public spacesInaccuracies becoming a new style for choreographyFruitful limitationsMaking experiments in many different fieldsThe specificity of environment Using choreography to explore your bodyStudy at TNUACollaborating with drama and musical directorsWorking across mediumsMixed reality choreographyHow to decide what is worth watchingChoreographing timeThe work referenced at 49:20
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Taipei National University of the Artsartist website FacebookInstagramCLAB Physical Futures Digital ExchangeYouTube -
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M@ and Wu Dar-kuen in the sound recording studio at C-LAB 2022
"Artists are like magicians"Wu Dar-kuen
Wu Dar-kuen is an artist and Independent curator, now the Director of Contemporary Art and Science Tech Platform of Taiwan Contemporary Cultural Lab（C-LAB）. He was the director of Taipei Artist Village and Treasure Hill Artist Village ,and the founding chairman of Taiwan Art Space Alliance,TASA, curator of Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, and the director of VT Artsalon. He is also a creative artist in addition to being a curator.
He has long been focusing on the generation and evolution of contemporary art and Asian cultures. He not only reflects on the social conditions of Asian countries with his unique artistic language, but also contemplates the ways to embody the philosophy of “art without borders” by treating art as a means under the impact of globalization and neoliberalism.
In his long and prolific career as an artist, he served as an artist-in-residence at several institutions such as NIFCA (Finland) in 2002, Location One (New York) in 2005, ISCP (New York) in 2006, Tokyo Wonder Site (Tokyo) in 2008, and Open Space Bae (Busan, South Korea) in 2009. He was the winner of Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Grants and Yageo Tech-Art Award in 2004. His works are collected by many prestigious museums and foundations. He was also the curator of over one hundred exhibitions, among which the two Kuandu Biennials Artist in Wonderland (2012) and Recognition System (2014), Republic without People (2011) which was hosted by Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and the winner of the Jury’s Special Award of the 10th Tai-Shin Arts Awards, as well as Asia Anarchy Alliance (2014) held at Tokyo Wonder Site and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts were his curatorial tours de force. Boundless Treasures: Inexhaustible and Limitless at Hong Kong Arts Centre (2015),and Roppongi Crossing 2016: My Body, Your Voice at Mori Art Museum (Tokyo),In the Name of Plants:The Past and Future of an Old Factory at OCT-LOFT Shenzhen（2017）,Imagining Memorial at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei (2017).Wu Dar-Kuen is an artist and Independent curator ,now is the Director of Contemporary Art and Science Tech Platform of Taiwan Contemporary Cultural Lab（C-LAB）. He was the director of Taipei Artist Village and Treasure Hill Artist Village ,and the founding chairman of Taiwan Art Space Alliance,TASA, curator of Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, and the director of VT Artsalon. He is also a creative artist in addition to being a curator. He has long been focusing on the generation and evolution of contemporary art and Asian cultures. He not only reflects on the social conditions of Asian countries with his unique artistic language, but also contemplates the ways to embody the philosophy of “art without borders” by treating art as a means under the impact of globalization and neoliberalism. In his long and prolific career as an artist, he served as an artist-in-residence at several institutions such as NIFCA (Finland) in 2002, Location One (New York) in 2005, ISCP (New York) in 2006, Tokyo Wonder Site (Tokyo) in 2008, and Open Space Bae (Busan, South Korea) in 2009. He was the winner of Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Grants and Yageo Tech-Art Award in 2004. His works are collected by many prestigious museums and foundations. He was also the curator of over one hundred exhibitions, among which the two Kuandu Biennials Artist in Wonderland (2012) and Recognition System (2014), Republic without People (2011) which was hosted by Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts and the winner of the Jury’s Special Award of the 10th Tai-Shin Arts Awards, as well as Asia Anarchy Alliance (2014) held at Tokyo Wonder Site and Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts were his curatorial tours de force. Boundless Treasures: Inexhaustible and Limitless at Hong Kong Arts Centre (2015),and Roppongi Crossing 2016: My Body, Your Voice at Mori Art Museum (Tokyo),In the Name of Plants:The Past and Future of an Old Factory at OC... -
"How can I do?"Hsiao Tzu Tien - 田孝慈
Hsiao Tzu Tien - 田孝慈 - is a choreographer, dancer and performer Born in 1984 in Tainan, Taiwan, focusing her choreography research on human emotions shaped by time, history, culture and environment. We discuss;
Growing up in TainanHow to choreographCollaborating with technologyMaking the invisible, visibleDancing as a verb - something to do.What is the first dance step?Impulse/inspiration/intuition/desire“How do we tune the intuition?” And make it relevant?Pre-conditionsDancing for each other vs the audienceThinking and feelingMaking it safe to ask dancers to share themselves during collaborationBuilding a belief in the pieceDigital as choreographic contextCollaborating with virtual currency via kinetic light sculptureMisusing motion-captureFighting against the digital as a way to develop choreographyThe things that we know that we don’t even know that we know.
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http://www.projectzerotw.com/田孝慈/instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hsiaotzu.tien/https://www.facebook.com/hsiaotzu.tien -
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRpWENrgZFk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link"I couldn't express myself in English (i'm actually a very funny person!)... so I used my dancing"Yuiko MasukawaYuiko Masukawa is a Japanese choreographer and dancer based in Melbourne, Australia, working with the classical form in contemporary contexts, we cover;After Party - https://www.yuikomasukawa.me/after-partystudy in Japan and Canada and Australiaworking at Kinosaki International Arts Center Indian and Ballet similaritiesBallet as "French Classical" danceMinidiscsClassical ballet in Japan being another culture2nd century Indian classical dancehow to know between contemporary and classical choreographymaking workrunning a youth dance programcollaborating with technologieslinks:instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yuimasukawa/collaborations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkfDpbUXK34&t=99sworking at national theatre - https://nationaltheatre.org.au/ballet/staff/invite arts - https://hi-in.facebook.com/insitearts/posts/6986803038027929
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"I'd find myself unable to not respond"Alisdair Macindoe
Alisdair Macindoe is an independent multidisciplinary choreographer living on Woi Wurrung country (Melbourne, Australia). With an interest in extending the boundaries of choreographic practice, Alisdair’s work spans dance, sound, electronics, coding and text. Recent works have seen him explore automated dance and Artificial Intelligence; new technology for music expression; trans-humanism; waste and climate change and identity in the age of narcissism. We cover..
making choreography from wordsAI vs algorithmdata stackscollaborating with non-human entitiesdigitalmidi and music sound designwombat radio as ongoing effortsocial media as a faux internetcontext free grammardecision makingbody intelligencethe gift of working for othersfeeling like you're dancingthe payoff is in the doing
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http://alisdairmacindoe.comOpen AIhttps://alisdairmacindoe.com/redhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-3https://home.unicode.orgASCIIhttps://www.wired.com/2008/04/mind-decision/https://www.thoughtco.com/malaphor-word-play-1691298 -
A discussion with Ira Ferris and Elia Bosshard about their project Space Body Habit.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXcUVUphlvS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
"I purge myself of them (thoughts) by giving them to you and now I'm free to think other things."Ira Ferris
Space Body Habit bookpublic spacelineageworking at front yardmaking a record of discussions in the form of a book vs making a bookarchiveSpace Body Habit bookTikTok performanceskin as a boundary
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Artemis ProjectsSympoiesis Radio show - instagram Sympoiesis Radio show eastside radio 897fmhttps://www.eliabosshard.com/https://www.adsrzine.com/ -
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"I have a problem with ...we need everything so instantly, that we're willing to compromise things that are so sacred."Emily Flannery
Emily Flannery is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Forbes in the Central West of NSW. As an emerging Indigenous dancer and choreographer Emily hopes to share her culture and her spirit through movement. We also cover;
her upcoming Sydney Opera House show - Bulnuruwanha which explores the Wiradjuri Dreaming stories of the Magpie, Willy-WagTail, Kookaburra, Cockatoo and Platypus through contemporary Indigenous dance.Lost All Sorts collectiveWorking with siblingsTokenismForbesExpectations of what indigenous should look likeEverything happening all at onceLucy Guerin Inc internshipTraining under the Craig Barytaking feedback from industry experts who are not cultural knowledge holderswanting to make ensemble workgood intentions without self-educationAboriginal culture is still alive"You can't support BLM and then blow up our sacred sites" - Emily Flannery
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march dance - https://www.marchdance.com/emily-flannerydirty feet - https://www.dirtyfeet.com.au/emily-flannerydance informer - https://dancemagazine.com.au/2021/05/bangarra-appoints-new-company-dancer-emily-flannery/Bangarra - NAISDA - https://naisda.com.au/2020/12/17/naisda-graduate-emily-flannery-selected-as-lgis-first-nations-intern-for-2021/PACT - http://www.pact.net.au/lost-all-sorts-collective#:~:text=Lost%20All%20Sorts%20is%20a,virtues%20as%20artists%20and%20friends.facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emily.flannery.54Forbes Advocate - https://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/story/7227346/years-of-work-pay-off-with-busy-year-of-dance-ahead-for-emily/Coast Community News - https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/01/internship-for-naisda-graduate/NORPA - https://norpa.org.au/indigenous-makers-studio/Daniel Riley as new Artistic Director of ADT - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-06/first-indigenous-artistic-director-appointed-to-dance-company/100194208 -
https://www.instagram.com/p/CP7gR8kDAGz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
"This is a massive interrogation of concept."Elle Evangelista
Elle Evangelista loves dancing. She is Filipino & Burmese, was raised on Whadjuk/Perth and currently lives on Gadigal/Sydney. Elle has a Bachelor of Arts in English from UWA and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from WAAPA. In response to the Black Lives Matter movement she enrolled in a post graduate Law course to obtain a Juris Doctor.
Thirty30 - https://elleevangelista.com/about30thirtyThirty31 - Set to premier in October 2021Come Knit The Sun Down - https://supercelldancefestival.com/elle-evangelistaThe GIF of Dance - http://choreography.mattcornell.com/projects/the-gif-of-dance/Covid#19 Lockdowns/show cancellationmaking attempts"Trying again isn't starting again" - Matt CornellBring brave enough to deeply invest in someone/somethingThings you want to learn aboutFailing as integralBringing snacks to share (to every rehearsal)Expectations"I always expect people are going to be as invested as I am" - Elle Evangelista
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March Dance - https://www.marchdance.com/elle-evangelistainsatiable - song matt mentions instagram - https://www.instagram.com/elleevangelistaBelvoir Street Theatre choreographic commission - https://belvoir.com.au/elle-evangelista/DirtyFeet - https://www.dirtyfeet.com.au/elle-evangelistaWriting for Dance Informer - https://dancemagazine.com.au/tag/elle-evangelista/DAIR residency - https://www.facebook.com/ausdancensw/photos/a.1593516414266451/2545730512378365/The King and I - the musical - https://aussietheatre.com.au/features/20-questions/getting-know-elle-evangalistaThirty30 - https://au.royalacademyofdance.org/independent-artist-elle-evangelista-takes-up-residence-in-our-darlinghurst-studio/Sydney Arts Guide - https://www.sydneyartsguide.com.au/tag/elle-evangelista/Dance Life - https://www.dancelife.com.au/tag/elle-evangelista/
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ-TpTlsm_M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link"I don't know if I want a 'main' focus."Feras ShaheenFeras Shaheen is a Sydney based dancer/performer and choreographer. we discuss;making a show with your mum - https://ferasshaheen.com.au/19772986Dabkestreet dancingworking freelancetransparency when it comes to institutional agenda Klapping - https://ferasshaheen.com.au/Klappinghumourinitiationchurchgetting into installationfoundationsPalestinian heritageNick Powerhow to say yesgetting burnt outthe problem with expectations of being "professional"arabic poetrylinks:March Dance - https://www.marchdance.com/plastic-bagInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/fezshaheenLegs On The Wall - https://www.legsonthewall.com.au/news/2020/6/29/one-on-one-feras-shaheenDirtyfeet - https://www.dirtyfeet.com.au/feras-shaheenVimeo - https://vimeo.com/ferasshaheenDance Bants - https://anchor.fm/dancebantsCampbelltown Arts Centre - https://c-a-c.com.au/dance-workshops-with-feras-shaheen/Formidable episode 4 - https://www.form.org.au/formidables-episode-4/the flying nun - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=819443401880064Dance Bants interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGId8SAA93c&ab_channel=DanceBants1on1 interview with Legs On The Wall - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=271642193900031linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ferasshaheen/?originalSubdomain=aufacebook - https://www.facebook.com/feras.shaheen.7
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"to find a shared language that doesn't rest on a shared technique or visual reference but is produced together with someone, with people, with yourself, and your environment."Alice Weber
Alice Weber is a dance artist working with choreography, performance and discursive outputs. Using and misusing her various training backgrounds across ballet, somatic practice and critical dance studies, Alice’s work considers contemporary embodiments and intimacies, through questions of agency and desire. We talk about:
"problematize through exaggeration" - Alice Weberbeauty capitalhaving baggagework - dream cellscapes intimacy across distancedesireclarityentanglement of how things look and feelwork - solo for a bodyaesthetic and kinestheticsomatic vs touchinspirationmarxist critique of capitalismmoving slowly
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website - http://aliceweber.net/instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alicemaeweber/march dance - https://www.marchdance.com/alice-weberinner west - https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/living-arts/local-creatives/alice-weber -
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZP49eBEah/
"to reconcile the disjointedness we feel as people that are within asia but are not asian"Reina Takeuchi
Reina Takeuchi is an Australian-Japanese artist-researcher interested in interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitating embodied experiences of contemporary art, we cover:
legacyart in institutionsnot being a "curator" or "choreographer"embarking on a phDbeing in a triadpresenting at MCA - Holding Lightness - Music by: thomas.gray.and.liam.ebbsidentity in art makingwork - Between Oceans
https://www.instagram.com/p/COrwfhqrOrC/
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4A Gallery - https://www.instagram.com/4a_aus/Website - https://www.reinatakeuchi.com/https://www.instagram.com/reina.brigette/on earth we're briefly gorgeous - bookhttps://www.instagram.com/leyla_stevens/https://www.the-national.com.au/artists/leyla-stevens/patiwangi-the-death-of-fragrance/
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https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHM8trvA7Jg/
"choosing what can help"Tra Mi Dinh
Trà Mi is a Green Room Award nominated dance artist based between Melbourne and Sydney. In June 2019 Trà Mi began working on a solo project ‘Holding’, initially supported by Tasdance’s TRIP program, we cover:
dancingimprovisationlegacy and cultural inheritancepointsbecoming 'a boss'incensebeing vietnameseconnection to cultureirish dancingupcoming development - Holdingthe aesthetics of overwhelmdecision making on stageseeking sense through sensationdancing is so human
People mentioned:
Zachery LopezVictoria ChiuMelanie LaneBranch Nebula - Lee WilsonFully Automated Human TouchPina BauschMiranda WheenJoshua Thomson - Blokes Project
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VimeoTasDance residencyInstagramSydney Fringe -
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD-B2tDBj2i
"it's hard to be a beginner when you already have skills in another dance style"Jess Goodfellow
Jess Goodfellow started her training at Newtown High School of the Performing arts, she trained in RAD ballet and performed as a soloist in the 2014 NSW Schools Spectacular. In the same year she was awarded first in the state of NSW for HSC Dance. In 2015, Jess joined Sydney Dance Company’s Pre Professional year, in which she understudied for the company and trained under many local and international choreographers. In 2016, she joined the junior Contemporary dance company IT DANSA in Barcelona, where she performed for two years, with the repertory of Ohad Naharin, Alexander Ekman, Jyri Kylian, Nacho Duato, Akram Khan, and Sidi Larbi. She has since worked as a freelance artist in Sydney with Sydney Experimental Arts Ensemble, Omer Backley-Astrachan, and Callum Mooney in their own show, Jeppee Peppee at the Flying Nun by Brand X we cover:
house dancingaesthetichaving no anchorauditioningbeing confronted by who you're becomingspainquittingtaking the pisshumour
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vimeo - https://vimeo.com/306670839dancing for other - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC39BpqxL3Einstagram - https://www.instagram.com/gotchakeith/?hl=en -
"to ask those big questions... And to be a little bit more empathetic, forgiving and curious!"Jess Ong
Jess Ong is a story producer at SPUN Stories, a local storytelling night in Darwin, and the host of their podcast. She also works as a Communications Manager in the private sector and moonlights in the world of freelance. We speak about:
Not being an "artist"Living in DarwinStories and peopleMaking work The importance of contextSpun - https://www.spunstories.net/Imposter syndrome
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meat - https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt8CCd2lNp-9C1vJ1Mu1u8tbyfpVHVy86enj700/?hl=enhttps://www.johannabell.com/projectshttps://www.facebook.com/listeningparties/Story Projects - https://www.storyprojects.com.au/
other links:
https://www.facebook.com/omgjmcotwitter - https://twitter.com/jess__onginstagram - https://www.instagram.com/omgjonghttps://twitter.com/spunstorieshttps://www.spunstories.net/https://www.abc.net.au/radio/people/jess-ong/9328178https://www.ntwriters.com.au/https://www.offtheleash.net.au/features/around-town/2019/08/atmos -
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"I keep suggesting that we should stop building things"Katy Moir
Katy Moir is a Darwin based Artitect (architecture + art). We discuss her upcoming exhibition "A Hypothetical Darwin" amongst other things. We spoke at Untitled Gallery where the exhibition will take place.
upcoming show - A Hypothetical Darwin https://www.darwinfestival.org.au/events/a-hypothetical-darwin/Problems and solutionsbeing just 1 member of a timeline of people buildling a body of workarchivesresidenciescritsarchitecture and it's approachpluralism within mapsthe agender and lens of map makers
books mentioned:
Bunji - http://www.drbilldayanthropologist.com/resources/StewartHarrisForeword.pdf
other links:
https://www.spunstories.net/katy-moirarticles by katy - https://indaily.com.au/contributors/katy-moir/off the leash - https://www.offtheleash.net.au/features/around-town/2017/07/talking-through-wallstwitter - https://twitter.com/katymoir?lang=eninstagram - https://www.instagram.com/_katymoir_/facebook - https://www.facebook.com/katy.moir.14
people mentioned:
Lisa Burnett - https://au.linkedin.com/in/lisa-burnett-195246133Amina McConvell - http://aminamcconvell.blogspot.com/Dr Bill Day http://www.drbilldayanthropologist.com/Kulaluk peoples http://www.drbilldayanthropologist.com/kulaluk-timeline.php -
Charmene Yap is a multi-award winning dancer, rehearsal director and choreographer. Cass Mortimer Eipper is an award winning director/choreographer/dancer. Together they are creating a work called "Grey Rhino".
Grey Rhino is an obvious danger that are often ignored anyway.
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self funding seed developments
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collaboration
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Nithya Nagarajan is an interdisciplinary performance maker, creative producer and cultural researcher. Having a background in Indian neo-classical dance and allied movement traditions, her live art works embody a decolonised feminism and are characterised by a strong physical vocabulary.
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"the physical, the somatic, the perceptual practise of moving switches something else on in the imagination."Nikki Heywood
Nikki Heywood is a Sydney-based interdisciplinary artist working across dance, performance, writing and live art. Nikki’s practice includes devising, direction and choreography as a solo performer, in collective creation and collaboratively generated projects, running skills based workshops for students and emerging practitioners, assisting the creative process of others as a mentor and dramaturg. Co-curator of regular platforms for improvised performance Rushing for the Sloth and Whip It in Sydney for over a decade. As 2005 Recipient of Rex Cramphorn Scholarship (NSW Ministry of the Arts) Nikki undertook research of collaborative performance practice in Europe and Australia and intensive workshop with Goat Island Company of Chicago in Cork, Ireland.
Broadcasting into the oblivionextended choreographytranslating a score onto papervoicewritingphotographycreating the big bangintimate performed experience
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critical path - https://criticalpath.org.au/program/responsive-research-residency/bundanon - https://www.bundanon.com.au/artworks-2017/f-fflying-_-low-w-nikki-heywood-and-mark-cauvin/readymade - https://www.readymadeworks.com.au/writing-nikki -
female body global mass culture sound drawing dancing working hope and more. Mercedes Dassy is a dancer and choreographer, active in the fields of dance, theater, performance and video.
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