Resident Island Dance Theatre
Showing the potential of a physically, mentally, and emotionally integrated world
Showing the potential of a physically, mentally, and emotionally integrated world
Resident Island Dance Theatre’s dances often originate, within the concept of multiple approaches to a subject matter, from the materials that embody the spirit of humanistic care. Chung-An Chang, the company’s choreographer, has been committed to actively exploring contemporary dance styles.
Chang’s bold and profound practice of the body and approaches to materials allow the company’s works to always be enriched with vigor and spirit while commenting on society and life itself in a sincere, original tone.
Their groundbreaking and experimental performance and scenic design provide a different way of thinking to dance. Their post-modern critical and avant-garde perspective continues to center on humanistic and societal issues, allowing the company to interpret the state of mind and social phenomenon under the high pressure of the capitalist society.
By communicating through the dancing body, the company aims to enhance the audience’s intuition, reasoning, association, and imagination to further investigate the societal issues of capitalism.
Ice Age
With fresh and inventive kinetic explorations of space, time, action, and gesture, Ice Age’s emotionally charged and socially engaged works disrupt limitations and challenge society’s expectations.
Ice Age is a triumph of cross-cultural connection. Chang is partially sighted, Arrabit is a wheelchair user, they live on opposite sides of the world and for much of the rehearsal process, could only meet online. Yet the results are wonderful. Able-bodied dancers Yi-Chen Juan and Shih-Yun Fang are as fluid as water as they traverse the space. Whether they’re dancing alone, dueting with each other, with Arrabit or her fellow wheelchair user Yo Cheng Cheng, their polished technique is captivating.” (4 stars)
—The Scotsman
One of the ensembles of Center Stage 6th season and invited by American Dance Festival & Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2023.
This project has been developing online since 2020, due to the pandemic. We have been supported and mentored by Morag Deyes, MBE for the past two years. We presented a “work in progress” with Taiwan Dance Platform 2020 at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts-Weiwuying, and it’s also one of the shortlist of ISPA Pitch New Work in 2020.
The R&D of Ice Age was supported by the British Council and Dance Base. The production is supported by both the National Arts and Culture Foundation, Taiwan.
Warmth and integrity – as well as highly engaging choreography.
—★★★★ Kelly Apter, The Scotsman
One of the most glorious dance pieces I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch.
—★★★★ Natalie Goring, A Young(ish) Perspective
Artistic Director/Choreographer: Chung-an Chang
Co-Choreographer/Dancer: Maylis Arrabit
Artistic Mentoring: Morag Deyes
Music Composer: Thomas William Hill Dancers International Development Producer
Costume Design: Yu-cheng Cheng, Shih-yun Fang, Yi-chen Juan Jih Wen YEH/Step Out Arts (2019-June 2021)
Company and Touring Manager: Li Yu, WANG
Stage Manager: Shu-lin Hsiao
Photo Credit & Graphic Design Hsin-Ying Tsai
Technical Assistant: Chih Yu Hsu
Administrative Assistant: Yi Yen Huang
Project Sponsor: National Culture and Art Foundation, Dance Base
Forward Motion Festival, Miami, USA
Happy African Festival, Kobe, Japan (TBC)
Una Mañana en Danza, Madrid, Spain (TBC)
KIADA, Seoul, South Korea
Taiwan Avignon Off Avignon, France
Jacob’s Pillow Festival, Lee MA, USA; Center Stage program, New York, USA; American Dance Festival, Durham NC, USA
Dance Base, Edinburgh Fringe
National Theatre and Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan; Taikung Culture Center, Taiwan; Pingtung Culture Center, Taiwan
Dance Base Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022, Scotland
Taiwan Dance Platform
Factory
No Fixed
Lost in Grey
