Box----A review.

It was called box. It was a dance performance and I chose it because it seemed contemporary, different and unusual.

It definately was all three.

Set in practially somebody else's house, the stage was merely a black room with several stools placed in the back for the audience to sit on. A huge mirror glared back at us and revealed our confused, slightly worried faces...

The box man performance started with a mere beam of light and a young woman dressed in white dancing slowly against a mirror, her reflection glowing back at the audience like an appartition. The music was limited to the slow chime of bells. The dance included the contrast between extremely slow movements and a sudden rush of fast twisting and spinning motions. It was definately very interesting.  We only found ourselves wondering why it was called "box".
  But by the second part of the performance we realized why. It began with the back door opening to reveal a man (? Although it was the same women) standing in the doorway, dressed in a business suit, a tie and a clip board. Oh yes....and a cardboard box over his head. That was when the "box" of "box" kicked in. The dance included two other "boxed" men and consisted of jumping on chairs and dancing with pencils, cellphones and binders. It really brought out the stress and intensity of work and pressure with one of the dancers actually having a seizure at the end of the routine. The music was very interesting, a combination of a squealing chicken and your mother singing in the shower----but in a good way. It definately helped move the dance along and gave it a more sinister, mysterious feel.

 The dance was definately odd. But somewhat revealing and calming. When walking out into the humid, hot streets of Chang Ping road section one number 43 I had a sudden feeling of complete truth. An apithany of sorts. Then I went into 7-11 and bought a Slurpee...

box

• Acting Type:Dance
• Performance Group:SIU THEATRE
• DATE / VENUES:
  
  • 09/11（Sat）14:30 | Artistic Workroom
  • 09/11（Sat）19:30 | Artistic Workroom
  • 09/12（Sun）14:30 | Artistic Workroom
• FARE:NTD 300
• Buy Tickets:Arts Ticket System
• Number:0975176094
• Performance Length:40 Mins
• WebSite:宣傳短片