Bearing the impact of COVID-19, six emerging young artists realize that “normalcy” is an ever-changing state which constantly threatens to break away from the expected path. Helter Skelter – Tilted Border is a bold attempt to create an anti-gravity space for performance by deploying a large seesaw-like metal installation and wearable electromagnet accessories. The unpredictability of an anti-gravity stage stimulates the three physically trained performers’ approach to their body movements. They have to navigate through the push and drag of a new force field by adapting and changing how they move.

Helter Skelter – Tilted Border reflects a world which no longer follows old rules and the familiar order is disrupted, leading to changes, conflicts and chaos both in the external and internal world before a set of new rules is installed.

Order from Chaos

The cross-disciplinary performing arts group is comprised of three choreographers LEE Chin-an, TSENG Ching-en, and LEE Kuan-ling, and three new media artists WANG Liang, LIN Yi-hsiang and CHEN Yen-chi. They hope to explore new creative paradigms and artistic vocabulary of performing arts and new media arts without losing the essence of their respective fields. They won the Silver Medal in the Taiwan Creative Dance Competition and the S-An Cultural Foundation Creative Arts Sponsorship for Performance Art in 2020.

Dancers & Co-Creators / LEE Chin-an, TSENG Ching-en, LEE Kuan-ling

Installation Design & Co-Creators / WANG Liang, CHEN Yen-chi, LIN Yi-hsiang

Sound Design / CHUANG Sheng-kai

Costume Design / HSIEH Yi-wen

Sound Engineer / LU Jim-rong

Stage Manager & Lighting Design / CHEN Chao-chun

Producer / Neo WU

Executive Producer / LAI Yen-fang

Photography & Videography / TSAO Heng-cheng

Consultant / HSIEH Chieh-hua

The initial phase of development of this program is sponsored by the National Culture and Arts Foundation.