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Drift Upwards, Fall Downwards


2016 / 05:00 / choreography

2021 / 45:00 / choreographic performance


In the process of choreography, a thread gradually evolves, and it also constitutes an internal structure:

I. Ground, low sky, and heaven and earth inverted. It is hard to distinguish whether it is plant, mineral, animas, or human; a blended life form rises from the soil, building structures above the earth. Lives thrive to survive and slowly expand their territory. By turning it upside down, shifting focus back to individual growth.

II. Generating abstract rules and order, then reifying them: folding, wrapping, pulling, forming right angles and circles, separating and running. A system embedded in the seemingly chaotic relationships.

III. A whole, inseparable movement—a continuous circular mural, where every step is an ascent, a ritual. Manifesting the feeling of body weight; confirming one's position in nature, in space, in the time frame of evolution, and quietly relocating it.

This is not a statement; it is a conversation between the dancer and reality. Our body is a contemporary medium, carrying the results of past biological evolution without skipping any steps. Hence, I visualized both the history of our bodies and the memory of the present. Ultimately, what we are dealing with is how four human bodies manipulate volume, weight, body details, and senses in one place over a period of time.

This is a dance, also a moving sculpture; the environment is a total sculpture, with every object dancing.


NiNi

09/18/2021



Concept: NiNi Dongnier in collaboration with Xin Liu

Choreography: NiNi Dongnier

Sculpture: Xin Liu

Vocal & Sound: Lane Shi Otay:onii

Performed by: Yuhan Fu, Peize He, Ge Guo, Jiayi Li

Costume: Xiangzhi Bing

Executive Producing: Jiani Wang

Photo: Aranya Art Center

Cinematography: Xiaoguang Liang


Supported by Aranya Art Center.



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