Dancer or Rope holder?
Performance (2024)
Dancer or Rope holder is a performance with improvisational instructions, involving 5 performers and 4 intertwined ropes. Throughout the performance, four of the performers randomly change the positions of the ropes they hold, while the fifth performer, positioned in the middle, improvises dance movements, weaving through the shifting ropes. Each interaction creates a knot in the ropes, a trace of human connection. As the performance continues, one of the rope holders is randomly chosen to take on the role of the performer, while the previous performer becomes a rope holder, creating a continuous cycle.
This work explores the improvisational choices and unpredictability inherent in human interactions. The dynamic shifts within the group, reflected in the continuous rotation of roles and interactions, reveal the evolving power relationships and interaction patterns in the group.
Performers:
Cizzoe Yi Wang, Coco Shi, Shannanlin Gao, Szu Wang, Yi Jin