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The End of The Room
Circling / Pacing / Head weaving / Neck turning / Excessive grooming / Swaying
Stereotyped behavior refers to long-term, restless, and repetitive actions that usually manifest themselves in people and captive animals.
When the collective, immense uncertainties are left without a receptacle, the body becomes the buoy for maintaining a sense of awareness.
The End of The Room premiere at Stary Birds Dance Platform in 2020.
Performer/ Chou Kuan Jou
Sound Designer/ Bunny Chang
Photography/ Luke Hung
Production/ HungDance
"...... The end of the room by Chou Kuan Jou is the most significant work of the night. First of all, the visual contrast between the huge helmet and her slim body is stunning. Second, her attempt to de-identify the audience’s perception of the body. Through removing her head, her facial expression, equalizing her limbs, and repeating simple movements, she successfully disrupted the audience's mental model of how a body should be. Within 15 minutes, Chou Kuan Jou presented some impressive scenes. For example, by facing backward, with her hand reaching out from her crotch, along with the sound of water dripping and toilet flushing, she created a space of imaginative humor. I really look forward to her future work. In contrast to the three other works that were more obviously " Danced body ", The end of the room further expands the meaning of " Danced body " "
------ Fan Shung Jan, the commentator
https://talks.taishinart.org.tw/event/talks/2021020404
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