Time: 05.18 (Sat) 15:00 - 15:40
Venue: Analogue Forest and installation site in front of the TFAM
Admission: free for the general public; no reservation required
The city is like an imprisoned forest where we abide by the given rules and frameworks. While occupied for a living, we take things for granted as time passes. In an era of rapid development of technology, how long have we not stopped to appreciate the beauty and tranquility in our lives?
The interdisciplinary arts collective Office One Senses (OOS) designed the installation Analogue Forest with modern media to construct a dream-like and poetic artificial forest in the city. Its existence tells an allegorical story about nature and the city. Walking through it, one feels the pulse and tranquil power of the forest, and the forest is no longer just as it is, but a piece of pure land.
“Time Whispers Deep in the Green Shade” comprises 4 dances: ‘Heart Deep of the Forest’, ‘Crowd’, ‘Hometown’, and ‘Forest Carnival”. The choreographer Yuan-Li Wang will lead fifth-grade students from the Department of Dance of the National Taipei University of the Arts to perform the opening piece ‘Heart Deep of the Forest’. Three other works selected by Chiou-O Chiang, the artistic director of 2025 Focus Dance Company, present three emerging young choreographers and are to be performed by all members of the Focus Dance Company.
‘Heart Deep of the Forest’
Choreographer: Yuan-Li Wang
Dancers: Shao-Hsuan Hsu, Chen-Jhen Tsai, Yu-Hsuan Wang, Uegaki Akane, Zhi-Xuan Chang, Chun-I Chu, Fan Lin, Yu-Chuan Chen, Chieh-Ju Chang, Shih-Hsun Liao, Ci-Siang Mo, Cheng-Jin Liu, and Cheng-Zuo Sie
Music: Yin-Sheng Su
The hustle and bustle of the city shuttle through this modern metropolis. Faced with the crowd of strangers passing by, we seemingly linger in a silent dialogue. Like water under the bridge, the whispers of one’s feelings convey the sense of being out of place within the forest and city.
‘Crowd’
Choreographer: Chen-Hsuan Lin
Dancers: Ting-Yin Guo, Yu-Tzu Guo, Yi-An Chen, Xiang-Yun Zeng, Xin-Rong Zheng, Xue-Er Bai, Jo-Chen Yu, Yu-Jun Chen, Yi-Chi Lin, Wei-Cheng Yu, Hung-Chi Chao, and Wei-Chen Lin
Being out of place, one constantly has to try to be in tune with society. After all, humans are social animals. We do not thrive in isolation. Just as urban and forest can coexist, we can live both in the city and in the tranquility that nature brings.
‘Hometown’
Choreographer: Yi-An Chen
Dancers: Yang Yaci, Lin Chenhsuan, Yang Dik yin, Hung-Chi Chao, Chen Chuxiang, He Huaibo, and Lin Yujhih
From alienation to integration, we are constantly traveling and pursuing in the city, It is a journey, as well as a passage both tortuous and romantic. If there’s no alternative but to fit in, a pure land one belongs to is the comfort in life.
‘Forest Carnival’
Choreographer: Teng-Sheng Huang
Dancers: Teng-Sheng Huang, Yu-Jun Chen, Hui-Jie Li, Dik-Yin Yang, Jia-Rui He, Ting-Zhen Xu, Guang-Qi Lin, She-En Zheng, and all the other dancers
“How long has it been since the last inner talk with yourself?” We have been tamed by the urban jungle made of cement for a long time. Here in this forest, with a wisp of fragrance and a piece of green grass, let’s for once leave everything behind, unleash our passion, and dance wildly.