edgy, current and
fiercely independent
fiercely independent
Choreography: Kuik Swee Boon (Singapore)
In collaboration with Lee Mun Wai, Yarra Ileto and Zhuo Zihao.
What holds families together or pulls them apart? What causes friction and how are tempers and personal
idiosyncrasies controlled or quelled? Who has the say and when do we cross the line? Choreographed by
four members of T.H.E Dance Company including artistic director Kuik Swee Boon, Within.Without is a piece that highlights the emotional and psychological aspects in a family unit and what it means to be an individual within a family.
A family is a strange entity, almost always founded with a common vision, a shared code of values that its members are expected to adhere to. More often than not, these groups are formed on the basis of status quo. However, change is always inevitable and very soon these groups find it hard to keep up with change while still maintaining their value systems. Old members drop out, new members are added, the outside environment causes change within the group and sometimes new leaders are appointed.
In time friction inevitably arises and differences start to show. But it is these very conflicting dynamics that are strangely essential for the survival of a family. We at T.H.E Dance Company invite you to be part of our whimsical family.
Commissioned by M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2009, restaged at the Goodman Arts Centre Black Box in June 2012.
Praise for Within.Without:
“the choreography was intricate and poignant, and spoke of the balance between dependency and self-assertion in a relationship.”
- The Straits Times
“This is a very fine homegrown dance” – Chan Sze Wei, ArtZine
Premiere: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2009, 7 January 2009, Esplanade Theatre Studio.
Tours: 6th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival in Guangzhou, China, July 2009.
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 2017 to 31 March 2020.
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