Choreographer Jennifer Toshiko Aoki and composer Cait Nishimura’s collaboration will be unveiled as a work-in-progress at Dancing on the Edge.
溫哥華編舞家李若麟 (Juolin Lee) 多年來一直思考如何將台灣的民間傳說《孟婆湯》改編成一齣當代表演舞作。根據佛教與道教傳說，亡者的靈魂會走過黃泉路，進入地府。
温哥华编舞家李若麟 (Juolin Lee) 多年来一直思考如何将台湾的民间传说《孟婆汤》改编成一出当代表演舞作。根据佛教与道教传说，亡者的灵魂会走过黄泉路，进入地府。当他们抵达奈何桥时，会遇见一位名为孟婆的女子。为了通过这座桥，每位亡灵都必须喝下一碗汤。
The Taiwanese-born choreographer will perform Soup of Forgetfulness at Dancing on the Edge in Vancouver.
菲律賓裔加拿大編舞家 Ralph Escamillan 意識到舞蹈是一種短暫的藝術形式。但它的短暫性通常不會反映在服裝上，服裝會根據檔期需求被反覆使用。因此，身為FakeKnot藝術總監的他決定創作《Croquis》這個獨舞作品，本作中的服裝與演出本身一樣短暫。
He will perform Croquis at the Firehall Arts Centre Courtyard on Tuesday (June 18) and Wednesday (June 19) as part of Dancing on the Edge.
编舞家黄碧琬注意到我们大多数人都忽略的事情。例如，这位多伦多当代舞蹈艺术家观察到，人类有一种与生俱来的能力，可以在公车上感知他人的情绪能量。在繁忙的地铁上，她看到人们会对他人的情绪能量做出什么动作或反应，如同被强光照射时。
編舞家黃碧琬注意到我們大多數人都忽略的事情。例如，這位多倫多當代舞蹈藝術家觀察到，人類有一種與生俱來的能力，可以在公車上感知他人的情緒能量。在繁忙的地鐵上，她看到人們會對他人的情緒能量做出什麼動作或反應，如同被強光照射時。
Ng is looking forward to two performances of her work at the Firehall Arts Centre as part of Dancing on the Edge.
Liu says that her work as a movement artist is informed by growing up Asian on unceded Indigenous territory in northwestern B.C.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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