Invisible Habitudes《看不见的归属》
Show Details
Type: End stage; black box/outdoor theatre; full-length
Performers: 6 dance artists & 1 live musician
Touring Party: 12–14
Duration: 75 minutes
About the Work
In a world of rapid political and social change, we encounter a cacophony of opinions and beliefs, many of which are extreme and absolute. Finding one’s personal belief and identity becomes increasingly complicated. Featuring an international collaboration between T.H.E Artistic Director and principal choreographer Swee Boon Kuik, award-winning Taiwanese musician Yu-jun Wang, Singaporean lighting designer Adrian Tan, and six dancers from T.H.E, Invisible Habitudes《看不见的归属》explores these issues through the language of dance—where solidity and fluidity intersect—in a dialogue between the body and its environment.
The performance was created using T.H.E Dance Company’s HollowBody™ methodology, an improvisation-based approach that focuses on the relationship between the mind, body, and heart, where the body is a hollow container that carries an individual’s world. Invisible Habitudes《看不见的归属》expresses the authentic experiences of each dance artist, telling the story of a fluid identity woven from memory, childhood, culture, and ethnicity. Each unique body upholds inclusivity and compassion as antidotes to the relentless pursuit of one’s convictions at the expense of others.
Originally commissioned for da:ns festival 2018, Invisible Habitudes《看不见的归属》premiered at the outdoor theatre of Singapore’s iconic national performing arts venue, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, in celebration of T.H.E’s 10th anniversary. The open-air venue allowed for interactions with the environment, connecting to the sounds and sights of the wider world. The production also toured Europe from 8 June to 6 July, visiting five cities across Latvia, Poland, and Italy.
World Premiere: October 2018, da:ns festival, Outdoor Theatre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
Latvia Premiere: June 2019, Laiks Dejot International Contemporary Dance Festival, Riga
Poland Premiere: June 2019, International Dance Theatre Festival Zawirowania, Warsaw
Italy Tour: June/July 2019, INTEATRO Festival, Ancona; CROSS Festival, Verbania; Florence Dance Festival, presented in collaboration with Fabbrica Europa, Florence
Upcoming Performances:
8 & 9 November 2024, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Singapore
29 November 2024, Weiwuying – National Kaohsiung Center of the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
10 & 11 January 2025, Damansara Performing Arts Centre, Selangor, Malaysia
Media/Audience Quotes
“An incessant energy and tension characterises the extraordinary performers...[a] high-calibre company for technique, accuracy, expressiveness and theatrical sense.”
– Giuseppe Distefano, Sipario, 2019
“...an abstract but determined work of pure self expression, emphasising the need for greater connection and compassion in today’s world.”
– Richard, Bakchormeeboy, 2018
“Balanced, minimalist – raw and cold on the one hand, and warm and human on the other. The technical abilities of the dancers, the plasticity of their bodies and the condition are stunning. Kuik Swee Boon…knows perfectly well how to build a multi-layered, non-obvious movement that creates a mesmerising whole…"
– Beata Miernik, e-teatr.pl, 2019
Enquiries
For booking inquiries, tour rider, full performance video or more information, please submit the form or contact us via email at athelyna@the-dancecompany.com.