#14 Collection, 2007Yvonne Ng’s tiger princess dance projects
Performance art, installation, sculpture, contemporary dance & music Open Call Project
- Journey though a colourful cacophony of art, echoing the casual atmosphere of South East Asian street festivals. Collection is a series of contemporary dance “self-portraits” with some of Toronto’s respected composers. Browse, chat and eat as a barrage of artists view for your passing attention.
The “Collection” was a performance of various artists in a contemporary dance routine. In the background, there was a metal square sculpture with two people attempting to mend it together through rope. In the forefront, a female dancer dressed in an ethnic-inspired costume with feathered strings attached to her fingers danced a fluid, contemporary routine with a soundtrack of tribal music playing in the background. Audience members were able to sit either on the floor or chairs to experience the performance up close, with one of the members who seemed to have fallen asleep as well (which I give credit to the soothing and calming atmosphere).
The entire piece seemed like various artists’ interpretation of Asian and South Asian culture though dance and art, though I wasn’t able to see much sculptural art. I did however wonder why the Collection chose to focus in on South Asian culture specifically. Perhaps it was a response to the ever-growing South Asian diasporas in the GTA?
2 comments:
I couldnt really take in this exhibit. What i did like was the dancer's face paint. She had her face painted in blue and looked like a tiger. The people at the back mending the rope sculpture...they kind of reminded me of weavers at work. I though maybe it was something to do with the celebration of equinox in the villages during the olden days.
Wow, I didn't even think of that! To be honest, I didn't quite understand this installation that much. Perhaps I should get more familiar with the South East Asian culture and then try again next year.
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