A Co-production with Le Manège – Scène Nationale ............................... .....................de Maubeuge............................. .... ..... ....... .....................Theater LOFFT.Leipzig
"A little tree descends from flies,lands.Ithas a single bough some three yards from ground and at its summit a meagre tuft of palms casting at its foot a circle of shadow.
He continues to reflect. Whistle from above“. .............................................Samuel Beckett, Act Without Words I."
Je. Sans. Paroles" is a solo performance inspired by " Act Without Words I " originally written in French (Acte sans paroles) by Samuel Beckett in 195. A man falls into a desert and can't escape. It seems he is expelled from a womb-like condition, and there he struggles with his relationship to objects in the desert (cubes, carafe of water, palm tree, a knotted rope and scissors). He feels manipulated, out of control, but always compelled to go on with the game.
"Je. Sans. Paroles" is a dance and video performance that translates the absurdity of an environment that cannot be understood, a fascinating world where the borders between reality and imagination, logic and surrealism, seriousness and humor are permanently moving. What is the goal of the game: Who is playing? Who is acting and who is observing" The edge of the stage is vanishing, the audience could be God, the performer a vicim or the manipulator.
Exploring the connections between media and bodily expression, "Je. Sans. Paroles" incorporates live interaction between dancer and video art installation to investigate the intersection of the living body and the virtual world.
SHANG-CHI SUNG Taiwan born dancer and choreographer Shang Chi Sun was educated as a ballet and contemporary dancer at the National Academy of Arts in Taipei and graduated from Ernst Busch University (Berlin) with a Master of Arts in Choreography. He has worked with various dance companies such as Sasha Waltz & Guests, Nürnberg Dance Theatre, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Balletto Teatro Di Turino and Cie. Toula Limnaios. with his company "Shang Chi Move", founded i 2001, he has created several works such as "Walk Faster" (2007), "Dialogue II" (2008), "Nüwa"(2009) and "4.48/Ohne Titel"(2010), which have been presented all over Europe and Asia (Maison de la Danse - Lyon, Festival Tanz im August - Berlin, Festival d'Avignon, International Taipei Art Festival."
In 2011 he will create two new works: " Genus" in collaboration with cloud Gate Dance Theatre 2 (Taiwan) and "Je.Sans.Paroles" at Le Manege in Mauberge (France).
