Islands
by Shimmering Production
About Islands
(...) Performed with unpretentiously exquisite care, WANG’s succinct work is both physically and emotionally touching.
(Donald Hutera, Writer of Springback Magazine, on previous piece 'Beings', 2022)
(...) beautifully produced, superbly danced and thoughtful (...)
(David Mead, Seeing Dance, on previous piece 'Beings', 2021)
The plasticity and musicality of the action are very concentrated, in the tradition of oriental poetry, like Haiku (..)
(Afonso Becerra, Erreguete–Revista Galega de Teatro, on previous piece 'Beings', 2024)
“Every big fish has a fisherman’s name written on its back”— an urban legend that sparked WANG Yeu-Kwn’s journey in creating Islands.
Taiwanese artist, former Cloud Gate 2 dancer and Rose Prize 2025 nominee WANG Yeu-Kwn presents Islands, a dance performance that captures the tenderness of the earth and our bond with it. Through graceful movement and intimate storytelling, WANG invites audiences to reflect on the ties between humans and the islands we call home. WANG examines what it means to be an islander, tracing our ties to the land and sea in collaboration with Indonesian dance artist Danang Pamungkas.
Islands speaks to our shared connection with the places we inhabit, offering a glimpse into the beauty and power of this relationship.
About Shimmering Production
WANG Yeu-Kwn is the founder and artistic director of Shimmering Production, a Taiwanese dance company focusing on creating contemporary experimental works, and building up movement workshops for the general public.
WANG’s choreography project A Trilogy — Quest of Relationships started with Beings, a piece that has been recognized for multiple awards and has toured internationally in Europe and Asia. Islands, the second episode, premiering in autumn 2024, is a co-commission from the National Theatre and Concert Hall, Taipei and the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and residency sponsorships of The Place (London, UK), and Kinosaki International Arts Center (Japan).
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Cast & Creatives
Choreography: WANG Yeu-Kwn
Performance: Danang Pamungkas, WANG Yeu-Kwn
Dramaturgy: WANG Shih-Wei
Set Design: CHEN Guan-Lin
Lighting Design: Joanne Shyue
Music Design: LIN Yu-De
Islands is a co-commission by National Theatre and Concert Hall, and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying); the piece also received residency support from Kinosaki International Arts Center (Toyooka City, Japan) and The Place (London, UK), and is sponsored by FACP - Clare C. & Friends Fellowship. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan.
