Swiss immersive dance opens up the "parachute of happiness", and the International Dance Center opens the prelude to overseas performances. Dancers | Works | Switzerland
On June 13-14, the first overseas dance drama of the year 2023 landed at the Shanghai International Dance Center, opening a new chapter in foreign performance and exchange. The renowned modern dance troupe Joshua Monden in Switzerland presented their new work "The Happy Parachute" to the audience at the experimental theater of the Shanghai International Dance Center.
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This is another work in the experimental theater of the National Dance Center where the audience and dancers share the same stage. Through this work, the creator attempts to embark on a journey of exploration and pursuit of happiness with the audience.
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During the performance, the audience sits around the performance area. On stage, the red transparent plastic curtain divides the audience into different groups and blurs the boundary between the "stage" and the "audience seat". Dancers occasionally enter the audience area, and the stage is everywhere, while the audience sits next to the actors.
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The unique stage design and seating arrangement allow each audience to experience the performance from a different perspective, and the process of presenting the work not only involves professional performances by the dance troupe dancers, but also involves verbal and physical Q&A and interaction with the audience.
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In order to facilitate communication between Swiss actors and Chinese audiences, the National Dance Center invited translators to participate in the sound performance. Sitting on stage, drinking beer, and watching the performance up close is a special experience for the audience.
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Before coming to Shanghai, the main creator of the dance troupe stated that the expression in "The Parachute of Happiness" alternates between "satisfaction" and "emptiness", "hope" and "despair". In this pursuit of "happiness", the body is particularly important: excitement under experience and discovery, satisfaction under deep experience, and the topic of how to please oneself.
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This work is created by Joshua Monden, the core figure of the dance troupe. This American born choreographer graduated from Duke University with a degree in literature and cultural anthropology. As a dancer, he has participated in performances with the Bern Ballet, Heidelberg City Theatre, Ovov Air Dance Troupe, and Damuthes Dance Troupe, and has collaborated with several well-known choreographers. In 2012, Joshua Monden established his own dance troupe and subsequently performed over a hundred times in art festivals and theaters around the world.
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Live stills of the performance:
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The works brought by Joshua Monden Dance Troupe, who embarked on a journey to China, actually kicked off a series of international, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan performances for the National Dance Center in the second half of 2023.
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Starting from "The Parachute of Happiness", from June to November 2023, multiple international and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan based works such as "Qiao Yang 55", "Long Live Life!", and "When Love Comes" will appear on the stage of the National Dance Theater.
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Flamenco's works from Spain have filled many dance enthusiasts with anticipation.
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From October to November, during the 22nd Shanghai International Art Festival in China, the dance theater "Pathless Path" was co created and performed by British genius dancer Akash Audrey and renowned Chinese dancer Hu Shenyuan, commissioned by the National Dance Theatre; World class modern dance master Aku Hamm directed the work "Wisdom Conquers the Demon"; "The Fantasy Living Room" by the Israeli dance troupe Inba Pinto; Portis Seva's street dance work "Black Dog" from the UK; As well as Taiwan, China Cloud Gate Dance Collection "Xia", which will take turns to appear on the stage of the National Dance Center.
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