The portrayal of ritual, power struggle, sacrifice, and the violence of survival makes Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring travels beyond time and space. It echoes the living condition of humans dominated by horror in the past fifty years. Moving across the torrent of history, Taiwan and Hong Kong share the resistance of fate in different paths. We are always living in turbulent times.
Speaker｜Lok Fung(Natalia Chan) (Hong Kong, China)
Lok Fung (the pen name of Natalia Chan) is a poet and cultural critic. She received her Ph.D at the University of California, San Diego in 2001. She is currently the Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Research interests include cultural & film theory, gender studies, popular culture, performance studies, comparative literature, cross-dressing and fashion. Her book of poems Flying Coffin received the 9th Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature in 2007. Her critical work Butterfly of Forbidden Colors: The Artistic Image of Leslie Cheung received the Hong Kong Book Prize as well as “The Best Book of the Year” in 2008. In 2016, Lok Fung was awarded “Artist of the Year in the Arts Criticism Category” by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC), and “City Contemporary Dance Laureate” by the City Contemporary Dance Company. She was awarded “Artist of the Year in the Literary Arts Category” by the ADC in 2023.
Moderator｜Wu, Yi-San (Taiwan)
Wu, Yi-San is Chairperson and Associate Professor of Taipei National University of the Arts, School of Dance, and Artistic Director of Yi Production. She was a professional dancer in Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and City Contemporary Dance Company. In 2016, she received the Chinese Literary Award (Dance) of Chinese Writers & Artists Association. And a distinguished alumnus of Taipei Municipal Zhong Zheng Senior High School in 2022. She received twice of Hong Kong Dance Award, and among the Dance History of Hong Kong twice. In 2003 she got the full scholarship prize of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund to study in London. Teaching and choreography for over 20 years, Her works have been premiered by Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA, UA etc. professional companies and Dance Festival.
｜Profile Event｜ 北藝人物：《德國1970年代「新覺醒運動」與碧娜・鮑許》
｜More About the Program｜ 《Pina Bausch《春之祭》經典再現》：2024/12/20-22 北藝中心球劇場
