TPAC X i5dance：Pump it! Shih-lin 2.0

Pump it! Shih-lin is commissioned by Taipei Performing Arts Center

 

Enter a world of splendor and romance in which scenes of life throughout the last hundred years in Taipei come to life on stage. Dancers swing their way through time periods, while singers turn the theater into a vintage club—this musical of ballroom dancing is a feast for the eye and the ears.
As a gesture to embrace a broader audience, Pump it! Shihlin was first initiated by the artistic director Liu Ruo-Yu, during the official opening of the Taipei Performing Arts Center last year. Following its successful run, this year’s revival again invites ballroom dance choreographer Soler Yang and theater actor Lin Chia-Chi to join the dancers from i5dance in this invigorating spectacle of love. 
Energetic, soothing, accessible, Pump it! Shihlin brings laughter and joy to people in post-pandemic times. This is the Center’s warmest welcome to the citizens to the art of dance.

 

【Information】

Choreography｜Soler Yang (Taiwan)

B.A. in Recreation & Sports Management, University of Taipei.

Certified teacher of International Standard Dance. Champion of National Professional Latin Dance Tryout, 2018-2022 Qualified for National Professional Latin Dance Tryout, 2016-2022 Champion of Sports Dance, Citizens Sports Games, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 i5dance annual international standard dance productions since 2016: Beautiful Time, Good & Evil, Journey to the West, Pirates, Alice, Star Wars, etc.

 

Song Arrangement, Original Score｜Hsu Chi-Yang (Taiwan)

Hsu received M.A. in Sound Production from University of Westminster, specializing in film scoring and music composition and arrangement. His works appears in TV series, short films, commercials, animations, and theaters. He has participated in TV series Someday or One Day and U Motherbaker, musical Surprise Craft !, stage play Moments , and short film Be Shit or Not to Be . Known for his changing style, he continues to trying new things and looking for breakthroughs through harmony, rhythms, and sound texture. He was awarded best sound for short film Be Shit or Not to Be from Golden Harvest Award in 2020.

 

Costume Design｜UUIN (Taiwan)

UUIN is a clothing brand co-founded by 3 designers: senior (over 30 years of experience) women’s fashion designer Andrea Liu, notable concert costume designer Tzutsao Liu, and functional cloth designer Van Lin. They named the brand after the letters of their names, striving to show the consumers interesting and exquisite clothing details and present them with the streamlined and comfortable body aesthetics.

 

Video Design｜Chen Yan-Ren (Taiwan)

Graduated from Department of Directing, La Fémis, Chen used to be assistant to director of V2lam Productions and secretary general of Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan, and is now a freelance video artist. His directing and photography work appear in commercials, documentaries, and short films. He has published many of his video design works at TIFA (Taiwan International Festival of Arts) and Weiwuying. He also worked with renowned Chinese calligrapher Tong Yang-Tze at project Sao, a multi-media theatre production.

 

Lighting Design｜Ou Yen-Ku (Taiwan)

Nanguan & A Capella (XinXin Nanguan Ensemble), Pingtung Performing Arts Center,

2021/4 Non Reading Club EP.3 (C Musical), Wellspring Theater, 2020/10 Wang Xinxin: Butterfly Loves Flower (XinXin Nanguan Ensemble), National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), 2020/9 Cantando Trio (Bulareyaung Dance Company), National Concert Hall, 2019/10 2019 CTC CUP, Taipei Arena, 2019/7 The 29th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center, 2018/11 More Than Words (Quanta Arts Foundation) National Theatre,2014/9