《Vulture》
The initial inspiration for this piece comes from an old Tibetan myth about vultures. It is said that nobody ever sees the body of a deceased vulture. When a vulture knows its life is close to ending it will fly high up towards the sun and melt away into nothing. The idea of hiding weakness and controlling your end also ties in with the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus – man imitating nature and failing. The vulture is a creature that only survives because of another’s death. It is part of a food chain that humans have transcended. But in the human race there are always those who benefit from others misfortunes.
About Creation
Stage Size: 10m(w) x 10m(D) x 5m(H)
Number of performers: 3
Number of tour party: 6
Age of Audience: 6+
Audience Capacity: 200-600
Length of show: 40 mins
CHIEN Ching-ying
Born in Taiwan in 1988, CHIEN Ching-ying is a dance artist based in London. In 2013, she started working with the Akram Khan Company, where she serves as rehearsal director and company repertoire workshop teacher. Her performance in Until the Lions won the Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) at the UK’s 2016 National Dance Awards, and she was praised by dance critic Lyndsey Winship as “a woman of powerful but serene stillness, who shape-shifts between delicate, melting movements, stubborn decisiveness and contorted convulsing.” Her recent works include The Moon Upon The Stick (2022), and Vulture (2018), which was selected for Aerowaves 2023 and toured to Ireland, Greece, Hungary and Slovakia. In 2020 she started working with James THIERRÉE and Compagnie de Hanneton in the creation of Mo’s and ROOM.
Contact Information
Contact Person
WANG Wan-ju
王菀如
