Direction: Tianzhuo Chen / Choreography, performance: Siko Setyanto / Music: Kadapat, Nova Ruth / Costumes: Chenting Yu / Make-Up: Una Ryu / Lighting design: Akihiko Tanida / Technical direction: Francisca Marques / Technical production: Paul Mede / Production, management: partner in crime
Tianzhuo Chen & Siko Setyanto
Ocean Cage: Moyang 先祖 & Seaman 漁師
- Music
- Dance
110 mins. (incl. 20 mins. intermission)
With “Ocean Cage: Moyang 先祖 & Seaman 漁師,” Tianzhuo Chen and Siko Setyanto present a further development of their successful production “Ocean Cage,” which premiered at HAU2 in May 2024. While the original piece immersively utilised the entire stage space, this new version focuses frontally on the two characters Moyang (ancestor) and Seaman (fisherman).
The director and visual artist Tianzhuo Chen has designed a visually impressive stage set for the dancer and choreographer Siko Setyanto – inspired by the Japanese Nō tradition. Based on a planetary narrative, ritual presence and memories that are not bound by borders or timelines, together they open up an embodied space of ancestor invocation. Exploring the intersection between ancient traditions and expressive dance improvisation, they tell stories that draw from the fluid, expansive narratives of the ocean. On the border between ritual, improvisation and trance, a meditative performance unfolds, carried by the music of Nova Ruth and Kadapat. The quiet, concentrated intensity of Setyanto's choreography meets the sonically dense composition – a profound experience between spirituality and physical presence.
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Dates
Past
Further Information
Visitor note
Notes:
After the performance on 24.10.: Artist talk with Sarah Johanna Theurer
After the performance on 25.10.: Break @WAU with DJ Set by Chiro
Read here the artist talk accompanying “Ocean Cage”.
Read here an interview with Tianzhuo Chen in PW Magazine.
Credits
Production: partner in crime and Tianzhuo Chen. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Arsenic Lausanne, Kyoto Experiment, Kampnagel Hamburg, tanzhaus NRW, Kunstenfestivaldesarts. Funded by: Capital Cultural Fund. The re-run is funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Location
HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.
