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DANCE FILM OPEN CALL

UNTIL FEBRUARY 15, 2023

bulabulay mun? (Variation)

Maurice LAI Yu-man
Baru Madiljin
Friday 9. Sep 2022
21:45 GMT+1
Metropolis Kino
  • Dance Film
Taiwan

| Synopsis

The first Taiwanese dance movie that required over 500 days of physical and psychological training
The first Taiwanese dance movie based on historical events
The first Taiwanese dance movie performed by both professional dancers and local residents

bulabulay mun? How are you?

Greetings after greetings from the same ocean
are dedicated to you who protect your homeland with your life.

Mountains and oceans still remember
the history of tears and bloods that has been swamped by waves.

Heaven and earth never forget
those who have guarded with their lives

Ancestral spirits!

The history is still waiting.

One day eventually,
the sun can stop weeping!

Tjimur Dance Theatre adopted the “e ne lja sinvaudjan a nia qati” from Southern Paiwan to reconstruct this historical battle that has been forgotten as time goes by. We walked in step like soldiers going to war. With the ever-changing rhythms of the ancient ballad, once again, we shouted to heaven and earth. Shouldn’t those who defended their homeland a hundred years ago be carved in history?

| Credits

Presented by Tjimur Dance Theatre

Adviser: Ministry of Culture

Executive Producer/Artistic Director
Ljuzem MADILJIN

Concept/Film Director
Maurice Lai

Choreographer/Costume Designer
Baru MADILJIN

Rehearsal Directors and Performers
YANG Ching-hao
Ljaucu TAPURAKAC

Performers
CHIANG Sheng-hsiang
AL bernard GARCIA
KANG Shu-hsuan
WANG Chiu-Ju
YE De-Sheng
XU Li-Gong
GAO ZHOU Chun-Mei
GUO FANG Yu-Hui
ZHONG Xiu-Mei
BAI YE Mei E
FANG Yu-Mei


Production Supervisor
Maurice Lai HoShunKing Artistic Workshop

Copywriter
WENG Zhen-Xia

Company Manager
CHIU Shu-Ting

Special thanks to
the people from Mudan Township

Baru Madiljin

| Biography

Baru is from the Timur Village of Paiwan. He graduated from the School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. Since 2006, he has been the artistic director and main creator of Tjimur Dance Theatre. In 2014, “Spiked”, an online magazine in the UK, praised his work, “the choreography was strong”. In 2017, “Le Figaro”, a major newspaper in France, stated, “this piece inherited not only the traditions from ancestors but also the spirit of Martha Graham”. In 2016, Elena Hernández wrote in EL DIARIO, a daily newspaper in Mexico, “this high-quality piece was sensational and strongly attracted the audience’s attention.” In 2022, Baru was selected as the “Performing Arts Redefined” Person of the Year in Taiwan.

| Biography

Baru is from the Timur Village of Paiwan. He graduated from the School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. Since 2006, he has been the artistic director and main creator of Tjimur Dance Theatre. In 2014, “Spiked”, an online magazine in the UK, praised his work, “the choreography was strong”. In 2017, “Le Figaro”, a major newspaper in France, stated, “this piece inherited not only the traditions from ancestors but also the spirit of Martha Graham”. In 2016, Elena Hernández wrote in EL DIARIO, a daily newspaper in Mexico, “this high-quality piece was sensational and strongly attracted the audience’s attention.” In 2022, Baru was selected as the “Performing Arts Redefined” Person of the Year in Taiwan.

Maurice LAI Yu-man

| Biography

Maurice has been in documentary video shooting for movie and stage performance, video design and promo production since 1996. He holds a master degree of cinema production from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He is currently assistant professor of Taipei National University of the Arts. He received from Hong Kong Dance Alliance, The Hong Kong Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video and Photography for Dance in 2015 and Outstanding Visual Design in 2018 and 2022. In 2017 he received from City Contemporary Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Laureate.

| Biography

Maurice has been in documentary video shooting for movie and stage performance, video design and promo production since 1996. He holds a master degree of cinema production from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He is currently assistant professor of Taipei National University of the Arts. He received from Hong Kong Dance Alliance, The Hong Kong Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video and Photography for Dance in 2015 and Outstanding Visual Design in 2018 and 2022. In 2017 he received from City Contemporary Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Laureate.