Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) is proud to announce an exciting international collaboration with Singapore’s acclaimed T.H.E Dance Company, bringing their critically lauded production Invisible Habitudes to Malaysia. The performance will take place on 10th and 11th January 2025 at DPAC, offering local audiences a powerful and thought-provoking experience that delves into themes of personal identity, belonging, and diversity in a world marked by social and political change.
Following a restaging in Singapore on 8th and 9th November 2024, Invisible Habitudes will embark on a tour through Asia, with stops in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 29th November 2024 before arriving in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, in January 2025. Malaysian audiences will be among the first in Asia to experience this latest iteration of the work, which premiered in 2018 and has since toured Europe, captivating audiences in five cities.
This partnership marks a significant milestone for DPAC, as it joins forces with T.H.E Dance Company to bring world-class contemporary dance to Malaysia. Kuik Swee Boon, Founding Artistic Director and Lead Choreographer of T.H.E Dance Company, shares, “At T.H.E, we strongly believe that inclusivity is central to navigating the global challenges of coexistence. Invisible Habitudes explores the complexity of fluid identities, blending our distinctive HollowBody approach with an inclusive spirit. We are confident that this work will offer Malaysian audiences a unique and resonant experience.” With its universal themes and innovative artistic vision, Invisible Habitudes invites audiences to reflect on the personal and collective dimensions of identity and belonging.
About Invisible Habitudes
In an era of rapid political and social change, where opinions become more polarized and absolute, Invisible Habitudes offers a dance performance that examines the complexities of personal belief and identity. Created by Kuik Swee Boon, award-winning Taiwanese musician Wang Yu-jun, and Singaporean lighting designer Adrian Tan, the work features six dance artists from T.H.E Dance Company.
The performance is based on T.H.E’s signature HollowBody™ methodology, an improvisation-driven approach that taps into the dancers’ raw impulses, exploring the deep connection between mind, heart, and body. Through this methodology, the dancers become vessels expressing fluid identities shaped by personal memory, culture, and ethnicity. Invisible Habitudes emphasizes compassion over rigid convictions, offering an inclusive narrative that invites reflection on the fluidity of identity in a changing world.
Originally commissioned by Singapore’s Esplanade da
Festival in 2018, Invisible Habitudes premiered at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and has since toured Europe, captivating audiences in Latvia, Poland, and Italy.
About T.H.E Dance Company
Founded in 2008 by Kuik Swee Boon, T.H.E Dance Company is one of Singapore’s leading contemporary dance companies, known for its distinctive blend of personal movement language and the HollowBody™ methodology. The company has performed at prestigious international festivals and venues, including the Oriente Occidente Festival in Italy, the OzAsia Festival in Australia, and the Laiks Dejot International Contemporary Dance Festival in Latvia.
Beyond performances, T.H.E is committed to nurturing the next generation of dance artists and expanding the reach of contemporary dance through workshops, public classes, and the annual cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival.
Performance Details:
- Dates: 10 & 11 January 2025
- Venue: Theatre, Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC)
- Ticket Information: https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/invisible-habitudes
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