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린 화이민의 사회적 안무, 포모사 관어도서(關於島嶼) : 고백의 편지 林懷民 Lin Hwai-min’s Social Choreography of Formosa 關於島嶼 : A Letter of Confession ×
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ISSN : 2383-5214(Print)
ISSN : 2733-4279(Online)
Asian Dance Journal Vol.52 pp.95-109
DOI : 10.26861/sddh.2019.52.95

林懷民 Lin Hwai-min’s Social Choreography of Formosa 關於島嶼 : A Letter of Confession

린 화이민의 사회적 안무, 포모사 관어도서(關於島嶼) : 고백의 편지

린 야틴

Lin Yatin

Abstract

This paper looks at Formosa (2017), the last full-length dance work by the founder and artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Lin Hwai-min. As a former writer and trained journalist, he is a socially aware choreographer who expresses his concern for his society through dance. I first contextualize his oeuvre with his earlier pieces based on the theme of Taiwan such as: Legacy (1978), Portrait of the Families (1997), White Water & Dust (2014 double bill), and Rice (2013), leading up to this full-length multi-media production. I also explain the hybridized Cloud Gate corporeal training from the East (e.g. taiji daoyin, Chinese martial arts) and the West (e.g. ballet, Martha Graham modern dance technique), as I unravel how Lin Hwai-min executes his citizenship through choreography.

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