In our ever-changing world, the desire to capture passing moments and transient experiences gives rise to questions about the nature of permanence itself. Are tangible objects and structures immune to forces of change? Could intangible forms, beliefs and values remain lasting in their relevance? What residues are inevitably left behind in the wake of impermanence?
The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company and T.H.E Second Company share the stage in ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ______ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐, featuring a restaging of 2012โs ๐๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ! by resident choreographer Kim Jae Duk, and a reinterpretation of Kuik Swee Boonโs ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐น (originally ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐น, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด in 2016). In looking at the interactions of singular and collective selves, this double bill reimagines ways of exchange, encounter and existence, reclaiming a contemporary resilience for the challenges of our times.