D'MOTION 2025 - MYBODY

MYBody: Malaysian Choreographers’ Showcase

Six renowned Malaysian choreographers present brand-new solo works, using the body as a medium to reflect on personal and social issues through diverse artistic perspectives. These six distinct works offer varied perspectives on the body and its role in navigating self, society, and existence through the lens of contemporary Malaysian aesthetics.

MYBody is a newly launched special segment that highlights the creative voices and physical expressions of local dance artists, offering an artistic feast rich in thought and movement language. This year, six acclaimed Malaysian choreographers—renowned both locally and internationally—have been specially invited to each present a unique solo work that reflects their individual artistic vision:

Amy Len – Elephant in the room
Fauzi Amirudin – Imprint
Joseph Victor Gonzales – The elephant in the room
Rathimalar Govindarajoo – REM
Suhaili Micheline – In this Flesh: A Witness
*Ong Tze Shen – The Progress of a Progressive Solo

*Ong Tze Shen, Principal Dancer of the Hong Kong Dance Company, appears with the kind permission of the Hong Kong Dance Company.

Joseph Victor Gonzales’ “The Elephant in the Room” draws from his own artistic journey to confront the evolving body of the dancer and society’s taboos, questioning the limits of capability and relevance. Suhaili Micheline’s “In This Flesh: A Witness” transforms unspeakable grief into raw movement, responding to the trauma of war and the weight of memory. Rathimalar Govindarajoo’s “REM” navigates the blurred lines between dream and reality, layering classical Indian elements with the language of the body to explore how memory and time fold within the subconscious. Amy Len’s “Elephant in the Room” addresses the metaphorical “elephants” society chooses to ignore, using silent gestures to confront what remains unspoken. Fauzi Amirudin’s “Imprint” paints the body as a quiet landscape, tracing unseen legacies and the imprints of the past in a silent dialogue between history and the present. Finally, Ong Tze Shen’s “The progress of a progressive solo” reflects on the tension between technique and authenticity, drawing inspiration from Rauschenberg’s Erased de Kooning to question performance, perception, and self-worth through acts of erasure. Together, these six distinct works offer varied perspectives on the body and its role in navigating self, society, and existence through the lens of contemporary Malaysian aesthetics.

全新单元《MYBody》——本地创作新能量

今年舞蹈节全新推出的本地焦点单元 《MYBody》将聚焦本地创作，六位马来西亚横跨世代、闻名海内外的编舞家与舞蹈艺术家——Joseph Victor Gonzales、Suhaili Micheline、Rathimalar Govindarajoo、凌秀眉、Fauzi Amirudin 及王志昇——将带来六支风格鲜明的崭新独舞作品，透过身体语言回应当下课题，激发共鸣，共同构筑一场充满思想与身体语汇的艺术盛宴。Joseph Victor Gonzales 的《The Elephant in the Room》以艺术人生为引，直面舞者身体转变与社会禁忌，剖析个体在时代中的定位与能与不能的界限；Suhaili Micheline 的《In This Flesh: A Witness》透过剥去华饰的肢体语言，化哀痛为舞，回应战争创伤与记忆之重；Rathimalar Govindarajoo 的《REM》游走梦境与现实，借身体、光影与印度古典舞元素折叠时间与记忆，探索潜意识中的微妙变化；凌秀眉以《Elephant in the Room》回应被社会视而不见的“巨象”，透过舞动之躯正视被忽略的问题与沉默；Fauzi Amirudin 的《Imprint》描绘身体如静谧风景，透过动作勾勒未言传承与身体印记，在当下与过往之间悄然展开对话；王志昇则以《Title》探讨身体、表演与观看的关系，透过“抹除”动作反思技巧与真实的矛盾，并质问表演与自我价值的本质。

六部作品，六种视角，透过马来西亚身体美学，展开关于自我、社会与存在的深刻叩问。

《MYBody》是一档全新推出的特别单元，聚焦本地舞者的创作能量与身体表达，带来一场深具思想性与马来西亚肢体美学的艺术盛宴。今年特别邀请六位活跃于国内外舞坛、备受瞩目的马来西亚编舞家与舞蹈艺术家，各自呈现一部独具风格的个人独舞作品：

凌秀眉, Elephant in the room
Fauzi Amirudin, Imprint
Joseph Victor Gonzales, The elephant in the room
Rathimalar Govindarajoo , REM
Suhaili Micheline, In this Flesh: A Witness
*王志昇– The Progress of a Progressive Solo

特别鸣谢：

*王志昇为香港舞蹈团首席舞者，特此由香港舞蹈团授权演出。

D’MOTION International Dance Festival 2025

Presented by Damansara Performing Arts Centre (DPAC) and curated by MyDance Alliance, the long-awaited D’MOTION International Dance Festival returns this October! This exciting festival brings together local and international dance artists through a dynamic line-up of performances and special programs, continuing its mission to foster cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural exchange through the art of dance.

**Special thanks to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and the British Council Malaysia for their generous support in making parts of this festival possible, fostering cross-cultural artistic exchange and collaboration.

自2013年首度登场以来，广受舞蹈爱好者期待的 D’MOTION 国际舞蹈节 将于今年 10 月由白沙罗表演艺术中心（DPAC）重磅回归！这场集结国际与本地艺术能量的舞蹈盛会，再次带来一系列风格多元、思维激荡的当代表演，持续秉持推动舞蹈跨界交流的初心。本届舞蹈节由DPAC呈现，联合合作伙伴:香港比舞（香港）、Dance Now Asia舞蹈艺术节（台湾）及马来西亚吾舞联盟（MyDance Alliance），共同打造一场跨地域的艺术交流平台。

同时亦感谢驻马来西亚台北经济文化办事处（Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia）与驻马来西亚英国文化协会（British Council Malaysia）对《国际汇演》的鼎力支持，促成此次舞蹈节跨越地域与文化，让马来西亚与国际艺术界得以持续深化连结、共振共鸣。