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The Ordinary Man (2014)

Choreography: Kuik Swee Boon (Singapore) & Wu Yi-San (Taiwan)
In collaboration with lighting designer Goh Boon Ann, music composer Chang Hui Ni, and crosstalk pioneer Han Lao Da.

A crosstalk-inspired performance that speaks, leaps and communicates through dance.

At once fresh and innovative, The Ordinary Man finds its roots in Chinese crosstalk, drawing meaning from daily life to express and evoke emotion and imagery. Set to the rhyme and rhythm of crosstalk, it explores the bittersweet ironies of life and living through the ebb and flow of dance, in a journey that resolves in tears and laughter. Co-choreographed by Taiwanese choreographer Wu Yi-San and T.H.E Dance Company Artistic Director Kuik Swee Boon, and featuring Taiwanese guest dancers Kao Hsin-Yu and Chen Ying-Chih, the work draws extensively from the unique cultural backgrounds and experiences of each dancer. Singapore crosstalk pioneer Han Lao Da serves as Crosstalk Consultant.

A Huayi 2014 festival commission. The Ordinary Man is developed from Crosstalk, one of a triple-bill of dance works featured in Solo/Duet, which was commissioned by the NUS Centre for the Arts and presented at the NUS Arts Festival 2012.

Praise for The Ordinary Man:
“T.H.E Dance Company makes bold strides with… the unabashed laugh-out-loud funny The Ordinary Man.” – Germaine Cheng, The Straits Times

“《像生》开启了对现代舞的全新体验。舞蹈中‘跳’出来的相声，吸引了全体观众的目光，爆笑全场，也冲击震荡我心。”－ 沈芷华，联合早报

Premiere: Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2014, 16 February 2014, Esplanade Theatre Studio.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS


Year in Review (2022)

premiere date NA


Infinitely Closer (2022)

premiere date 13–16 Oct 2022 | Singtel Waterfront Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Hey Man! (2022)

premiere date 2–4 Dec 2022 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk


Helix (2022)

premiere date 2–4 Dec 2022 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk


Behind the Scenes of Infinitely Closer Pt 3

premiere date 13–16 Oct 2022 | Singtel Waterfront Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Behind the Scenes of Infinitely Closer Pt 2

premiere date 13–16 Oct 2022 | Singtel Waterfront Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Behind the Scenes of Infinitely Closer Pt 1

premiere date 13–16 Oct 2022 | Singtel Waterfront Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Infinitely Closer (2022)

premiere date 13–16 Oct 2022 | Singtel Waterfront Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


T.H.E @ Tanzmesse (2022)

premiere date NA


Public Studio Classes (2022)

premiere date NA


Windward Side of the Mountain (2022)

premiere date 9–12 Jun 2022 | Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre | SAtheCollective, Nine Years Theatre & T.H.E Dance Company


Together We Rise (2022)

premiere date NA


Arts x Tech Lab (2021–2022)

premiere date Feb 2022 | National Museum of Singapore


PheNoumenon 360° Documentary (2020)

premiere date The Making of PheNoumenon: A 360° Immersive VR Experience《现·象 360°虚拟實境》with English Subtitles


Company Trailer

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What does T.H.E mean?

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Us (2021)

premiere date 3–5 Dec 2021 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Anthea Seah & Albert Tiong


An Impression (2021)

premiere date 3–5 Dec 2021 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Anthea Seah & Albert Tiong


liTHE (2021)

premiere date 16–18 Sep 2021 | Goodman Arts Centre Black Box | Nah Jieying, Klievert Jon Mendoza, Goh Jia Yin & Maybelle Lek


InterBeing (2021)

premiere date 25–26 Jun 2021 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Dimo Kirilov Milev & Jos Baker


《盤》Pán (2020/2021)

premiere date 22–23 May 2021 | Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre | Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk


PheNoumenon (2019)

premiere date 12–14 Dec 2019 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon


Mr. Sign (2019)

premiere date 16–19 Jul 2019 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


Un-form (2019)

premiere date 6 Apr 2019 | Supercell Festival | Kuik Swee Boon


Learning (2019)

premiere date 16–17 & 23–24 Mar 2019 | National Gallery Singapore | LPD'i & T.H.E Dance Company


Invisible Habitudes (2018)

premiere date 11–12 Oct 2018 | Esplanade Outdoor Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Filled with sadness, the old body attacks (2018)

premiere date 15–16 Jun 2018 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


Impulse (2018)

premiere date 28 Mar–6 Apr 2018 | Esplanade | Kim Jae Duk


Cut Kafka! (2018)

premiere date 1–4 Mar 2018 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | T.H.E Dance Company and Nine Years Theatre


Mark 1 – Dialogue and Dance (2017)

premiere date 7–9 Dec 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


Water Bloom (2017)

premiere date 7–9 Dec 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon


Perhaps Someone… (2017)

premiere date 7–9 Nov 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Dimo Kirilov Milev


Borderline (2017)

premiere date 22–24 Jun 2017 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | T.H.E Dance Company and Muscle Mouth


Interview With Kim Jae Duk (2017)

premiere date NA


Pure (2016)

premiere date 1–2 Dec 2016 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon


As It Fades (2016)

premiere date 7–10 Sep 2016 | Daegu International Dance Festival | Kuik Swee Boon


Helix, in Progress (2016)

premiere date 20–21 May 2016 | SOTA Drama Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Silences We are Familiar With (2015)

premiere date 28–30 May 2015 | SOTA Drama Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Organised Chaos (2014)

premiere date 4–6 Dec 2014 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


Rehearsal of As It Fades (2014)

premiere date 8–10 May 2014 | SOTA Drama Theatre | Kuik Swee Boon


Mr. Sign (2013)

premiere date 29 & 30 Nov 2013 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


Mr Sign (2013)

premiere date 29 & 30 Nov 2013 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


Hey Man! (2012)

premiere date 7–9 Dec 2012 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kim Jae Duk


As Is (2012)

premiere date 7–9 Dec 2012 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Xing Liang


Remains Remain (2012)

premiere date 16 & 17 Mar 2012 | University Cultural Centre Theatre | Jeffrey Tan


RE:OK…BUT! (2011)

premiere date 3 & 4 Dec 2011 | Esplanade Theatre Studio | Kuik Swee Boon & Kim Jae Duk