"Yota Amada Dance Theater" won the highest honor jury award of the 2022 Yokohama Dance Competition in Japan with its work "And or...", which was personally praised by the county magistrate Yang Wenke (middle) in the supervisory report.

(Provided by Bamboo County Government)

[Reporter Liao Xueru/Hsinchu Report] The issue of the merger of Greater Hsinchu not only sparked heated discussions in politics, but the outstanding performance team of Hsinchu County, "Yutian Dance Theater" inspired creation from it. It took a year to rehearse the work "And or...", this year participated in Japan The Yokohama Dance Competition stood out among 121 entries and became one of the 8 finalists, and finally won the highest honor of the competition - the Grand Prize of the Jury.

Wang Yujing, director and producer of "Yutian Dance Theater", said that last year he invited American artist Liu Yiling to come to Hsinchu. He took the then-popular merger issue of Hsinchu as inspiration for his creation, and took the "and, or" of the local system law as the key Zi Fa Xiang uses choreography to interpret the phenomenon of the merger of Hsinchu County and City, including various power, competition, and debate relationships. It is performed by dancers Zhou Aixuan and Huang Zhengyan who have cooperated for 5 or 6 years.

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"And or..." has no music throughout, testing the tacit understanding and collocation of the duet dancers.

Dancer Zhou Aixuan shared that in the performance of "And or...", the choreographer, in order to arouse the audience's different thinking angles and imagination space when watching, mostly female dancers carry male dancers, which is different from the general traditional impression .

Hsinchu County's outstanding performing arts team "Yutian Dance Theater" gathers like-minded young artists and invites excellent choreographers to co-produce programs, and also focuses on the promotion plan of "deep cultivation in the local area".

(Provided by Cottage Yutian Dance Theater)

Dancer Huang Zhengyan said that the design and interpretation of dance movements often made him reflect on the relationship between small and big, big and small, and the relationship between independent or combined, which is quite challenging.

Zhou Aixuan also said that not only the dance, but also the costume design is ingenious, so that the audience can see the different aspects of merger and independence.

Zhou Aixuan said that the Yokohama Dance Competition in Japan is very rigorous. During the official competition, the judges are hidden among the audience and facing unfamiliar crowds. "We can only show our best form. The process of waiting for the awards is more tense than the current competition."

Wang Yujing said that adhering to the spirit of "Hsinchu people, go home and dance", "Yutian Dance Theater" was established in 2017, inviting excellent choreographers to co-produce programs, and also focusing on the promotion plan of "deep cultivation in the local area" Painting, long-term performances in Jianshi, Wufeng, Emei and other remote villages in Hsinchu County.

The company's latest work "Chasing the Flow" also invites Liu Yiling to serve as the guest art director, and continues to explore the local pulse of the Hsinchu area from the perspective of the body. "And or..." will also be published in "Chasing the Flow", which is expected to be on the afternoon of January 15 next year At 2:30, the tour will be held at the "Wan Zuo Xiao Theater" in Taipei. The public can purchase tickets through the cultural life system of Opentix.

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