The three characters in “P. maraho House”: Mr. Water Hose, Ms. Leaf Pile, and Ms. Mop, each makes an entrance in the posture of an “object,” but ultimately becomes a “human” who uses the object. In “P. maraho House,” three different corporeal states represented by the dancer, the runway model, and the janitorial staff are transformed through clothing made of objects such as a mop, water hose, or garbage can. The dancer's body is perceived as a part of a sculpture. Objects and bodies mutually serve as frameworks and conduits. The performers will interpret the transformation from object to person.

The dancers are tasked with executing corporeal objectives unrelated to quotidian behaviors, conditioning “bodies that are bodies for the sake of the body.” The corporeal body of the runway models and the clothing are intimately and mutually dependent to become “bodies that are bodies for the sake of the clothes.” Janitors use objects with their bodies, and their bodies are then tamed by the objects to become “bodies that are bodies for the sake of the job.” For the artist, each of these three physical journeys points to a corporeal sense that individuals unconsciously accumulate through their specific daily training. Choreographer LIU Yen-Cheng, costume designer FANN Yu-Lin, and dancers TIEN Hsiao-Tzu and WANG Chu-Hua have been invited to jointly generate a tale between body and object.

〔Notes〕“P. maraho” refers to a Papilionidae butterfly that is endemic to Taiwan.

Costume Design: FANN Yu-Lin

Choreographer/Performer: LIU Yen-Cheng

Performers: TIEN Hsiao-Tzu, WANG Chu-Hua

Production: CHEN Ya-Chu

▐Performances

4 performances, 30–40 minutes each

Venue: Beside Art Space IV (Outdoors)

Time:

11/08 (Sun.) 14:00, 16:00

11/15 (Sun.) 14:00, 16:00

▐Exhibition

10/17(Sat.)-11/29(Sun.)

Hours: 11:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday-Sunday)

Venue: Beside Art Space IV (Outdoors)