Maria Cencaru. A South-East Asian Cis-Sis Reunion. By Raymond Liew.
5 Jun 2024. Sprechwerk, Hamburg, Germany. Presented as part of Fringify Festival.
27 Jun 2024. Tanzquartier, Vienna, Austria. Presented as part of S_P_I_T festival
2 – 5 Feb 2023. Wiese eG, Hamburg, Germany.
17 – 18 Feb 2023. PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany.
24 – 25 Feb 2023. Schwankhalle, Bremen, Germany.
Soldier M.I.A. Artist direction and choreography by Ming Poon.
23 – 25 Nov 2023, English Theater, Berlin, Germany.
Photo credit: Olivia Kwok.
Soldier M.I.A. is a collaborative dance performance that attempts to re-imagine a Chinese queer feminist future, through the story of the female soldier, Hua Mulan (花木兰). According to the classic legend, Mulan is a young woman who disguises herself as a man, in order to join the army and go to battle in her father’s place. On the surface, the story seems to advocate woman empowerment and emancipation; however at its root, it actually instrumentalizes female representation and body for patriarchal and nationalist purposes.
Framed as a fictive search-and-rescue mission, Soldier M.I.A. plays with the idea that Mulan has somehow gone missing in action (M.I.A.). Four “experts” with diverse Chinese backgrounds – a dancer, a dramaturge, a sound artist and a costume artist – join forces to find Mulan, using a mix of literary references, video footage of Chinese opera and personal stories. Together with the help of the audience, they will try to reconstruct the story of Mulan through a queer and feminist lens. Their task is to bring forth a new Mulan-in-action (M.I.A.). What battle will Soldier M.I.A. join in today? Whose flag will she be flying… or burning?
Production Credits:
Co-production between English Theater Berlin / International Performing Arts Center and MIFRUSH Production (Berlin).
Funded by Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Artist direction & choreography : Ming Poon
Dance & Performance : Lee Mun Wai
Dramaturgy & Performance : Dandan Liu
Sound Design & Performance : Sum-Sum Shen
Costume Design & Performance : Tin Wang
Costume Assistant : Elin Laut
Stage Design : Jennis Li
Light Design : Hanna Kritten Tangsoo
Video Design : Harshini J. Karunaratne
Graphic Design : Duy Hung Kieu
Movement Coach : Gizem Aksu
Technical Direction : Klaus Altenmüller
Video Documentation : Isabelle Schmitt
Photo Documentation : Olivia Kwok
Production Assistance : Nur Bildik
Production Management : MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)
ORACLE and SACRIFICE in the woods. By Claudia Bosse / theatercombinat.
8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 21 May 2022, Prater woods, Vienna, Austria.
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The Assembly of Different Beings 1-3. Choreography: Claudia Bosse / theatercombinat. 11 – 13 February 2022, KAP 1 Forum Freies Theater, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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the last IDEAL PARADISE. Choreography: Claudia Bosse / theatercombinat. Jakarta Tour February 2020, Studio PFN, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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THYESTES BRÜDER! KAPITAL. Direction: Claudia Bosse / theatercombinat. September – October 2019, Düsseldorf, Germany – Botschaft am Worringer Platz, Vienna, Austria – Kasino am Kempelen Park.
more information on THYESTES BRÜDER! KAPITAL.
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