Huang Yi: Ink
Named by Dance Magazine as one of the “25 to Watch” in 2011, Taiwanese dancer, choreographer, and inventor Huang Yi creates partnership between humans and robots. Huang will appear for his first-ever engagement at Jacob’s Pillow to present Ink, in which he and audio-visual pioneer Ryoichi Kurokawa dismantle and reconstruct the lines from a hundred artworks in renowned calligrapher Tong Yang-Tze’s Silent Music series.
Exploring textures of movement, sound, visual art, and space, Huang and his dancers perform alongside stunning holographic projection and two industrial robots. Mixing movement with mechanical and multimedia elements to create dance that corresponds with the flow of data, Ink makes each performer, whether human or machine, a dancing instrument.
Ink was co-commissioned by the National Taichung Theater and National Theater, Taipei in Taiwan and had its world premiere in June 2023. This presentation of Huang Yi is made possible in part with support from the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan and the Taipei Cultural Center of New York.
Show Information
Expected run time
60 minutes, no intermission
Additional information
Pillow debut
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Talks
Pre-Show Talks
20 minutes before each performance
Gain insight into the performance you are about to see with a free 15-minute Pre-Show Talk. All Pre-Show Talks will be presented in the Doris Duke Theatre's Jameson Family Lobby.
Post-Show Talks
Immediately following the Thursday evening performance
Participate in a free question & answer session with the artists just after they step off stage. Ticket-holders are invited to stay immediately after the show in order to enjoy the Post-Show Talk.
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Jacob's Pillow is located in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts in the town of Becket. The 225-acre National Historic Landmark is within easy driving distance of Boston, New York, Albany, Burlington, and Hartford.
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