Dance of Structure

Written by mua

Dance of Structure 築之舞

Although we live in the age of technology, we still need significant human labor from engineers and construction workers when building large structures. As an art form, dance is similar to civil engineering in that it also requires tremendous human effort in its practice and execution before culminating in a formal show.
However, a construction site projects a masculine image. The completed structure is a symbol of permanency and the success of humans striving to overcome their environment. Dance provides a feminine and temporary contrast —- no matter how great a structure is, human beings exist for just a short while.

即便技術不斷進步，如今人類興建大型工程仍需要由工程人員日復一日勞動身體才得以成就。舞蹈此一藝術形式，在正式演出呈現之前所必須投注的反覆練習，與工程中的身體感似有異曲同工之妙。
然而，工地是以男性為主體的場域，建造完成的標誌性建築物更暗示著人類對環境的征服以及其成就的永恆。舞蹈在此又成為軟性的、時間性的對照──即便雄偉工程坐落之處，人類終究是暫時的存在。

聲音後製／陳韋安
舞者／詹依萍、賴庭姿、田儏文