edgy, current and
fiercely independent
fiercely independent
Choreography: Kuik Swee Boon (Singapore)
Silence began in 2006 as a work-in-progress featured at the 8th Asian Arts Festival in Beijing, and in 2007 was commissioned to be developed as a full-length work by the Esplanade’s da:ns Festival.
Silence is a moving work that deals with the concept of communication breakdown in today’s technologically advanced society. Set against an urban landscape, a place of transience and constant movement, choreographer Kuik Swee Boon highlights the erosion of human connection. We choose to connect virtually and become increasingly foreign to physical touch. We speak but do not know what we mean; we hear but do not truly listen.
Featuring the massive electronic soundscapes of Sigur Ros and Radiohead, and the raw and spontaneous compositions from Rafael Rivero, a former principal dancer of the Compania Nacional de Danza (Spain), the work reminds us of the little things we have lost touch of. At times fast and frantic, other times poignant and filled with yearning; in spite of its title, Silence is anything
but quiet.
Commissioned by Esplanade da:ns Festival 2007, and restaged for T.H.E’s 1st anniversary celebrations in 2009.
Praise for Silence:
“Mature and complex, Silence was a delicate, intimate experience” -Tara Tan, Straits Times
Premiere: da:ns Festival 2007, 12 – 13 October 2007, Esplanade Theatre.
performance date 25-26 Jun 2021 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Dimo Kirilov Milev & Jos Baker
performance date 22-23 May 2021 | Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre | Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk
performance date 12-14 Dec 2019 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 16-19 Jul 2019 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk
performance date 6 April 2019, 7.30pm | Supercell Festival | Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 16–17 & 23-24 March 2019, 2pm – 7pm | National Gallery Singapore | LPD'i & T.H.E Dance Company
performance date 11-12 Oct 2018 | Esplanade Outdoor Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 15-16 Jun 2018 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk
performance date 7-9 Nov 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio |By Dimo Kirilov Milev
performance date 22-24 Jun 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Borderline by T.H.E Dance Company and Muscle Mouth
performance date 7 - 9 Dec 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | By Kim Jae Duk
performance date 7 - 9 Dec 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | By Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2018 | Esplanade F.Y.I Festival | By Kim Jae Duk
performance date 1-4 Mar 2018 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | By T.H.E Dance Company and Nine Years Theatre
performance date 20-21 May 2016 | SOTA Drama Theatre | By Kuik Swee Boon
performance date M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2013, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore
performance date 1-2 Dec 2016 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Pure by Kuik Swee Boon
performance date 30 May | Heart to Heart Ep. 29 | Kim Jae-duk, Artist dancing under the spotlight - Full Episode
performance date 7-10 Sep | Daegu Intern'l Dance Festival | As It Fades
performance date 1-2 Oct | Seoul Dance Collection | Silences We are Familiar With
performance date 10-11 Feb | Yokohama Dance Collection | Organised Chaos
performance date 2 - 4 Apr | SOTA Drama Theatre | Triple Bill
performance date 2 - 4 Apr | SOTA Drama Theatre | Triple Bill
performance date 8 - 10 May 2014
performance date 31 May 2014 in Busan, Korea
performance date 29 & 30 Nov 2013
performance date 24 & 27 Oct 2013 in Seoul & Busan
T.H.E Dance Company is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023.
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