2024/11/01

Choreographer Huang Yi Valourizes the Gestural Imperfection of Calligraphy

“Digital lines often feature perfectly straight segments, but calligraphy never has ruler-straight lines. Even in horizontal or vertical strokes, there are multiple layers of technique in the application of the brush: from the start, through the movement, to the finish. ”
– Dancer and choreographer Huang Yi, contrasting vector graphics to Tong Yang-Tze’s linework. Discussing INK (2023), their audiovisual performance with master calligrapher Yang-Tze, Yi and collaborator Ryoichi Kurokawa contemplate the friction between technology and tradition.
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