2025 Dance Now Asia 亞洲舞蹈節——尋找亞洲身體

中山堂於 2019 年升格為國定古蹟，2023 年完成修復再利用計畫，將推廣舞蹈發展。為推動舞蹈藝術發展與培育創作展演人才，中山堂於 2023 年試辦「Dance Now Asia 舞蹈節」，2024 年首屆辦理活動，匯集東京、大邱、吉隆坡等城市舞團共演。今（2025）年將於 8 月 11 日至 17 日舉辦第 2 屆舞蹈節，為培育人才與促進國際交流，徵選國內外藝術家參與國際身體工作坊與 Showcase 演出，打造一場專屬亞洲表演藝術家的國際交流平台。

【策展論述】

2025 Dance Now Asia 亞洲舞蹈節

尋找亞洲身體：在移動與凝視之間重構主體性

自 2023 年起，由臺、日、韓三地共同發起策劃的「Dance Now Asia 亞洲舞蹈節」，即將邁入第三年，今年的 DNA 亞洲舞蹈節是輪到韓國大邱市立舞蹈團主辦相關演出活動，而作為原主辦和發起策劃的臺灣，除了前往韓國參與藝術節之外，在臺灣也將持續串聯亞洲，連動辦理相關活動。 

緣此，「2025 DNA 舞蹈節」將再次於臺北市中山堂登場，集結來自亞洲多國的舞者與創作者，以身體為語言，展開一場跨越地理、文化與歷史的藝術行動。活動以「尋找亞洲身體」為主題，回應當代亞洲舞者共同面對的提問：我們的身體，能不能成為我們自己的語言？

在全球化浪潮下，「亞洲」不再只是地圖上的一塊區域，而是一種複雜的文化經驗與記憶集合體。今年在臺灣的舞蹈節將延續 Dance Now Asia 的策展精神，不預設「亞洲身體」的答案，而是透過舞蹈去探索每個身體如何在歷史皺摺、文化碰撞與創作自由中持續生成。舞者的身體不只是被觀看的對象，更是記憶的容器、政治的回聲，也是文化對話的前線。 

- 策演人 Meimage Dance 舞團 藝術總監 何曉玫 

【節目介紹】

亞洲青年舞蹈創作演出

演出時間：2025/8/16（六）14:00

演出地點：臺北市中山堂光復廳

今年的「亞洲⻘年舞蹈 Showcase」徵件廣受亞洲舞蹈圈回響，共收到來自臺灣、韓 國、馬來⻄亞、新加坡、印尼、寮國等地的投稿。內容橫跨當代舞蹈、傳統身體轉譯、跨領域創作等風格，呈現亞洲舞蹈創作者在文化處境中的思考與實驗。 

參演藝術家：

呂紹可、施旻雯、陳郁錡、郭研華、張佩淇&蕭振紘、許東鈞、黃碩德、歐品妤、賴韋蒓、簡麟懿（依報名藝術家姓氏筆畫排列）；

I Nyoman Krisna Satya Utama（Indonesia）、Mohd Fauzi bin Amirudin（Malaysia）、Otniel Tasman（Indonesia）、Seo young Hwang（South Korea）、Syarifuddin Sahari（Singapore）

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＊演出全長210分鐘（含中場交流時間30分鐘）

「尋找亞洲身體」國際身體工作坊呈現

演出時間：2025/8/17（日）14:00

演出地點：臺北市中山堂光復廳

本屆藝術節的一大亮點，是為期六天的「國際工作坊」。這次邀請了四位來自不同背景的重量級講師——韓國釜山國際舞蹈節執行總監辛恩珠、資深劇場演員林子恆、太極導引講師蔡善妮，以及長年旅歐的舞者凃力元——帶領學員透過身體練習與經驗分享的實作之旅。這場工作坊不講求成果導向，而是強調透過實踐，激盪出屬於亞洲身體的當代表演語彙。六天過後，所有參與者將在公開成果呈現中展示這段跨文化交流所激發出的身體創造力，邀請觀眾一同見證這段文化交會與身體變形的豐厚能量。

【工作坊講師陣容】

韓國釜山國際舞蹈節執行總監｜辛恩珠

韓國舞蹈的身體語言——視覺結構與動作原則的核心

資深劇場演員｜林子恆

印度武術與酒神回歸——一場與呼吸、表演身心的相遇

太極導引講師｜蔡善妮

莊子、太極與身體——以太極導引與太極拳的內在體驗（沉、虛、纏、化）作為活動的方式，探索莊子思想中水體空間的變化

長年旅歐的舞者｜凃力元

旅外舞者經驗分享與交流——遊走於失衡，細聽肌肉與地板對話，試圖尋得當下最自在的重心

【學員表演者】

李彥、郭研華、黃子家、黃碩德、曾淯婷、葉柏妤、廖健堯、歐品妤、劉玳瑋、顏良珮（依報名藝術家姓氏筆畫排列）；

I Nyoman Krisna Satya Utama（Indonesia）、Mohd Fauzi bin Amirudin（Malaysia）、Otniel Tasman（Indonesia）、Seo young Hwang（South Korea）、Syarifuddin Sahari（Singapore）

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*演出全長60分鐘（無中場休息）

Taipei Zhongshan Hall was designated a National Historic Monument in 2019 and completed the restoration and revitalization project in 2023, with a mission to promote the development of dance. To foster dance arts and cultivate creative performing talents, Taipei Zhongshan Hall launched the pilot edition of the “Dance Now Asia Festival” in 2023, and held its first full festival in 2024, bringing together dance companies from cities including Tokyo, Daegu, and Kuala Lumpur. This year (2025), the second edition will take place from August 11 to 17, featuring an international body workshop and Showcase performance. Through open calls for artists from Taiwan and abroad, the festival aims to nurture talent and facilitate international exchange, building a dedicated platform for Asian performing artists.

 【Curatorial Statement】

2025 Dance Now Asia-Embody Asia

Subjectivity Between Movement and Gaze

Since its launch in 2023, “Dance Now Asia,” jointly initiated by Taiwan, Japan, and Korea, enters its third year. This year, DNA’s main event will be hosted by the Daegu City Dance Company in Korea. Meanwhile, Taiwan, one of the festival's original initiators, will continue engaging in related activities across Asia, including returning to the stage of Taipei Zhongshan Hall.

The 2025 DNA Festival will once again be held in Taipei, gathering dancers and creators from various Asian regions. With the body as language, the festival initiates an artistic action that transcends geography, culture, and history. Under the theme "Seeking the Asian Body," the event poses a common question faced by contemporary Asian dancers: Can our bodies become our own language?

In the context of globalization, “Asia” is no longer just a region on a map but a complex assembly of cultural memories and experiences. The Taiwan edition of the festival upholds the curatorial spirit of Dance Now Asia—refusing to preset definitions of the “Asian body,” but rather exploring how each body continues to be shaped through historical pressures, cultural collisions, and creative freedom. The body of the dancer is not merely a spectacle, but a vessel of memory, a political echo, and a frontline of cultural dialogue.

— Curator: Meimage Dance Artistic Director Hsiao-Mei Ho

 【Program Introduction】

Showcase: Emerging Asian Choreographers

This year’s “Asian Youth Dance Showcase” received enthusiastic responses from across the Asian dance community, with submissions from Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Laos. Works span contemporary dance, reinterpretations of traditional forms, and interdisciplinary creations, presenting the experimental reflections of Asian creators within their cultural contexts.

Participating Artists:
Lo Shao-Ko, Shih Min-Wen, Chen Yu-Chi, Kuo Yen-Hua, Chang Pei-Chi & Hsiao Chen-Hung, Hsu Tung-Chun, Huang Shuo-De, Ou Pin-Yu, Lai Wei-Chun, Chien Lin-Yi (in order of Chinese surname stroke count);
I Nyoman Krisna Satya Utama (Indonesia), Mohd Fauzi bin Amirudin (Malaysia), Otniel Tasman (Indonesia), Seo Young Hwang (South Korea), Syarifuddin Sahari (Singapore)
(alphabetical order by first name)

*Total runtime: 210 minutes (Including a 30-minute audience interaction.)

“Embody Asia” International Workshop Presentation

One of the highlights of the festival is the six-day international workshop. Four renowned instructors from diverse backgrounds will guide participants in a journey of bodily practice and shared experience. The focus is not on final results but on generating contemporary performative languages rooted in the Asian body. At the end of the workshop, all participants will present the outcomes of this cross-cultural bodily exploration in a public showing.

Workshop Faculty:

• Eunju Shin｜Executive Director, Busan International Dance Festival (Korea)
  Understanding Korean Dance - In the center of the visual structure and movement principle

• Zi-Heng Lin｜Veteran Theater Actor
  Indian Martial Arts & the Return of Dionysus: Encountering Breath and the Performing Body

• Shan-Ni Tsai (Sunny)｜Tai Chi Instructor
  Zhuangzi, Tai Chi, and the Body: Using the internal experience of Tai Chi (sinking, emptiness, spiraling, transformation) to explore spatial shifts inspired by Zhuangzi’s philosophy

• Lee-Yuan Tu｜Dancer Based in Europe
  Sharing the Experience of Dancing Abroad: Listening to Muscles Speak to the Floor in a Search for Balance

Performers (Workshop Participants):
Li Yen, Kuo Yen-Hua, Huang Tzu-Chia, Huang Shuo-De, Tseng Yu-Ting, Yeh Po-Yu, Liao Chien-Yao, Ou Pin-Yu, Liu Tai-Wei, Yen Liang-Pei (in order of Chinese surname stroke count);
I Nyoman Krisna Satya Utama (Indonesia), Mohd Fauzi bin Amirudin (Malaysia), Otniel Tasman (Indonesia), Seo Young Hwang (South Korea), Syarifuddin Sahari (Singapore)
(alphabetical order by first name)

*Total runtime: 60 minutes (No intermission)