Dance Performance: ISLANDS

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Earmarked by Dance Magazine Japan as someone “definitely worth anticipating”, former Cloud Gate 2 dancer and Sadler’s Wells Rose Prize nominee, Wang Yeu-kwn, is fast gaining international attention. This certified fisherman is also the first Taiwanese to receive three awards at Japan’s Yokohama Dance Collection.

Wang’s Islands, the second episode of “A Trilogy — Quest of Relationships”, began in Protected content part of the Cloud Gate Wanderers Project. On a quest to unearth his own story and identity, Wang set sail for Indonesia where he reconnected with dancer Danang Pamungkas. From lone wanderers to kindred companions, they explored the weight of bodies anchored to land and air, where identity, like the shifting shores, ebbs and flows with the tides.

The result is a dance performance that captures the tenderness of the earth and our bond with it. Through graceful movement, use of the topeng (Indonesian mask) and intimate storytelling, Wang invites one to reflect on the ties between humans and the islands we call home.

This May, Wang’s Islands will make its Southeast Asian premiere atProtected content (Malaysia) followed by a tour to Salihara Arts Centre (Indonesia) after. It marks the fourth consecutive collaboration between the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Malaysia andProtected content with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.