Since 2016, WeiWei and Zoltan have been in a pair creating and performing dance together.

 

Throughout this time, they have been polishing their distinct movement language, which is a true mould of their personal knowledge and imagination in dancing and performing.

 

In this workshop, they will share the core elements of their approach to dancing, which closely relates to joy, imagination, and the connection that comes from moving with a partner.

 

Rather than focusing on pre-written dance steps, the workshop centers on exploring physical challenges through improvisation, guided by clear instructions.

 

The workshop begins with a solo dance exploration, where participants will engage with a series of scores designed to deepen their awareness of body sensations and movement qualities. This section aims to enhance the experience of embodiment and the use of space.

 

Following this, the focus gets to dancing in pairs and\or trios. Bringing sensation and a variety of qualities in moving into the partner dance will open a new chapter in possibilities and playfulness. Their partner dance resonates the imagination of a solo in dancing together, where one may appear to dance alone while in close proximity and relation to the other. This approach fosters a deep sense of shared experience, as the dancers move as one, creating a rich, collective flow.

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LEE\VAKULYA is a collaborative duo by Chen-Wei Lee(Taiwan) and Zoltan Vakulya(Hungary). Based in Brussels, the two have been working together since 2016, making several stage works and museum/gallery format exhibitions and performances. 

 

Chen-Wei and Zoltan have been dedicated to slowly crystallizing their very own approach to movement, which comes together from their own physical research, inspired and enriched by companies and choreographers they have been working together previously. 

 

Their artistic view is focused on the delicate relations between human beings and society while touching on vulnerable issues on the questions of boundaries and proximity, they push the limits of partnership and empathy.

 

Since 2016, LEE\VAKULYA started with Together Alone(2016) was a show where through the siamese phenomenon, they have navigated a piece which talked about partnership and empathy. kNOw FACE(2019) dealt with the self recognition as playing a social media influencers under the selfie culture, while in The Passing Measures(2020), they have partnered up the experience of confinement with the American composer, Alive Lucier’s sonic masterpiece ‘I’m sitting in a room’, continue with experiencing the body under the pandemic, Ride the Beat(2021) gave audiences a space to resonate with emotional relief and unleashed energy. 

 

Burnt [ the eternal long now ] (2022) -which they have won the Taishin Performing Arts Award 2023 - deals with the theme of burnout syndrome, depicting the image of a modern rat race between three dancers until exhaustion won’t allow them to continue the show.

 

/// SLASH \\\ (2023) is their first solo exhibition that was commissioned by the Digital Art Center of Taipei, has been a work with elements of video and objects, continuing the theme of burnout syndrome, accompanied with the Greek myth of Prometheus. 

 

They have also received awarded from TECO Award for the Art of Dance 2020 (Taiwan) and the Jeon Mak Arts Award 2017 (South Korea). With nominations by Total Theatre Award 2017 (United Kingdom), and Best Choreographer for the work Mephisto(2022), commissioned by the Serbian National Theater.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​