Oct 5, Friday : 8PM/ Oct 6, Saturday : 8PM
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
248 West 60th Street New York, NY 10023
(212) 787-1178
Hello, we are Hsiao-Wei Hsieh and Hsiao-Ting Hsieh, twin dancers and choreographers from Taiwan and currently live in New York City. Thank you for your interest in our dance project! Our dance group “TWINS & Artists”, including Cherri Nelle Thompson, Zachary Tracz, Lindsay Poulis, Auréllien Peillex and Yuriko Hiroura, is getting ready to produce our first independent show, and we need your support to make it happen. This concert will be our official debut, in which we will present a full evening show including Double Helix, 1949 and City Impression No.1.
Double Helix and 1949 are our works while studying in Martha Graham Dance School in NYC, after we graduated from Laban Dance Center in London. Double Helix explores the duality and coherence of our twin bodies, moving in and out of sync as our DNA of dance expands, entwines and duplicates. 1949 was the year that our grandparents retreated from the civil war field in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, which severs the two regions ever since, and this intimate piece deals with human confrontation of violence, poverty, separation and life-and-death struggles. This dance is dedicated to a whole generation that was separated from their homelands and beloveds for a lifetime.
A new piece, “City Impression No.1” will be presented in the second half. The dance is inspired by the diversity and energy of immigrant communities along MTA 7 Subway Line in NYC, also known as the “ International Express”. Each subway line in NYC has its own character, but none of them goes through as various and vigorous cultural expressions as the 7 Train. We invite you to join us on the ride to experience all the fascinating characters from all over the world.
With you kind support, we would be able to present you our collaborated work with many wonderful artists. Your contribution, no matter large or small, will go directly to the artists involved. We would also like to invite all of you to come to our performance, and hopefully leave us your valuable comments. Your help makes us stronger. Thanks!
Double Helix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rEPiWfyWRo
The Ailey Citigroup Theater
1949
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKq3WHQGyNQ
Salvatore Capezio Theater
Symbols, Movement and Surroundings
http://vimeo.com/43943661
Union Square & Flushing Library