Event Description
How can an image be transformed into live performance? What methods can turn an everyday street observation into a theatrical scene? When ordinary gestures from daily life are combined with architectural space, can they be reimagined as meaningful, contemplative landscapes?Drawing inspiration from Helen Levitt’s street photography, this workshop invites participants to step into postwar New York through the simulation of bodily gestures. By exploring the physicality of the working class and the playful interactions of children—and integrating these with the spatial dynamics of Taiwan’s contemporary cultural experimental sites—the workshop seeks to create a bodily dialogue that transcends time, space, culture, and ethnicity.
Time
2025/09/27(Sat.) 14:00-17:30
Event Schedule
14:00 Doors Open
14:10 – 14:40 Introduction to Helen Levitt’s Photography
14:40 – 15:00 Photo Selection & Grouping
15:00 – 15:45 Gesture Simulation in the Rehearsal Room & Peer Guidance
15:45 – 16:00 Site Observation & Group Discussion
16:00 – 17:00 Gesture Simulation Combined with Site Exploration
17:00 – 17:30 Group Discussion
17:30 Closing
Venue
R304 Rehearsal Room
Instructor
Taiwanese director, dramaturge, performer, and journalist.After finishing his P.H.D. degree in University of Paris III, Shih-Wei works between France and Taiwan as an artist, cultural journalist and translator.His projects comprise a variety forms, including theatrical adaptation Bal-con (2019), solo choreographic performance Masses (2019/2021) and Status Quo (2023), music theatre, Existence of Absent Reality (2021) and traditional puppet theater, Blood Brothers (2023). Masses is the winner of 18e Taishin Performing Arts Award. Shih-Wei collaborates also with Taiwanese artists as dramaturge in choreographic creation, Islands (2024), A Quest for Relationship: Island of… (2022) and in puppetry, Love & Sacrifice (2024), Adieu (2021).
Registration
Online registration, free of charge. [Registration Form]
Notice
＊Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for movement, and bring any personal protective gear, towel, and a water container.
＊The workshop will be documented with photos and video recordings.
＊The number of participants will be adjusted according to the venue’s capacity. Registration will close once spots are filled.