This time, we are honored to invite Lin Renzhong, an artist living in France, as a lecturer. Lin Renzhong is an artist and curator who spans the fields of performing and visual arts. He uses the global trend of contemporary dance as the theme and uses his own past to The curated productions and individual works serve as relevant descriptions. The sharing includes the 2017 "Art History on Escalators", which reproduces a series of paintings, photos and sculptures of art history, proposes different ways of reading artworks and their history, and also symbolizes the endless circulation of communication in different eras; 2022 "Art History on Escalators" "My Body is a Queer History Museum" uses costumes, dances, storytelling and discussions to demonstrate gender fluidity and identity relationships, reflect the existence of multiple different identities, and change the way viewers see the world. Lin Renzhong even mentioned the choice of peacock dance performed by Peng Shiya, an alumnus of the Department of Dance of Beida University. The male's courtship posture is unpredictable in terms of gender and temperament. The performance is both feminine and masculine, making the viewer unable to identify the gender. The illusion, or the possibility that two genders can exist at the same time. In response to the theme of global trends in contemporary dance, Lin Renzhong shared his works with the students in the audience through a series of videos, including: "Sun & Sea (Marina)" Lithuania National Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale through the human God (Third ) perspective, watching people unknowingly destroy the environment in pursuit of leisure and entertainment in life; 2021 Hofesh "Double murder (Clowns｜The fix)" creator made in the era of the epidemic and Different styles have changed in the past, and five students in the audience were asked to demonstrate the process of "repeating getting up and blocking" in the work. It is obviously the same action, but the changes in the picture of different characters and scenes are shown in the repetition again and again. The most touching thing Yes—Despite the severity of the epidemic, the performers went to the stage to embrace every audience; the 2022 Mathilde Monnier "Records" performers' endless kicking of the wall reflected the inspiration and environmental atmosphere of creating at home during the epidemic era The atmosphere that affects generations; and the 2023 Boris Charmatz "10000 gestures" that is about to be performed in Taiwan makes people look forward to the chemical reaction of the collision of 10,000 gestures. What kind of sensory impact will it bring to the audience during the performance in March? During the last question-and-answer time, different topics of thought arose: "After the epidemic, what is the development of European performing arts 'now'?", "Is art criticism prevalent in Europe?", "From observation to creation, there are What kind of opportunity?" and "What is Taiwan's position in the world?" In the back-and-forth response interaction, the listeners seemed to be looking for answers in every word and sentence, and building a bridge connecting themselves to the world. "We are all wanderers in this era." - Akram Khan, this lecture is a seed that continues to ferment in our hearts. In addition to sowing unlimited possibilities, it also gives everyone the foothold we need in this era. Point—Being A Thinking Body.

Implemented by Department of Dance
Date: 2023/02/21