Performance

MyDance Series 2007 Sept

A Balletbase-LAPAR Lab production




Malaysians are obsessed with technology -- things that glitter, light up, make noise, things that make us more visible, audible, powerful than ever before. Our bodies crave new hardware. Our minds demand the perfection of virtual reality. New interactive interfaces invade our bodies, dictate our movements, and narrow the divide between us and artificial intelligence.

Where will this obsession lead?

In technatomy, three new contemporary dance works examine the nexus between man and machine, now and in the future.



8.30pm 28 & 29 September, 3pm 30 September
Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
Tickets RM35 general, RM25 students, disabled, seniors, MyDance Alliance members

Cell/Mob, choreographed by Balletbase dance director Bilqis Hijjas and performed by Balletbase dancers, shows us Malaysian teens and their relationships to their mobile phones. Using video recordings of the dancers and their own stories about love, loss, and running out of credit, the work hints that our mobiles mean more to us than we think.


The second work, by Singapore-based choreographer Tracy Vanderlinden, is another sly look at contemporary culture – a fun and energetic romp satirizing the phenomenon of MTV Nation, our search for instant celebrity and the incredible shrinking attention span.




Code 0519, choreographed by LAPAR Lab founder Low Shee Hoe, is a glimpse into the future. Combining original lighting, sound, video and set design, and the talents of award-winning director Beck Lim, Code 0519 contrasts the lived experience of the body with ideas of human cloning, artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality.

For more information, contact Bilqis Hijjas at 017 310 3769 or bilqis@rimbundahan.org

by linguowei@bmonidea