1. Participants: Lecturer: Teacher Yan Jiexuan, a total of 5 students from the undergraduate and master classes of the Department of Dance 2. Teacher Yan Jiexuan ["Wanhua Female Style" Body Workshop] Artist profile: Independent performing arts worker, born in Chiayi, Taiwan, graduated from the dance creation group of the master's class of the Department of Dance, Taipei City University. I have been learning to dance since I was a child, and I have been immersed in dance for most of my life. Dancing is a way to realize my own position, and creation is a way for me to think about life. I hope that my creations can play a healing role, touch the masses and bring energy, and pay attention to women's issues and Taiwan's local culture for many years. Workshop content: Based on fieldwork in the Wanhua area, the artist leads students step by step to open up their perceptions, feel their own bodies, connect the body and mind through flowing breathing exercises, and loosen tight fascia through gentle stretching. Lyrical flowing dance expresses feelings. Through physical accumulation and practice, I connected with local life in Wanhua, and finally developed a 15-minute piece with my classmates. Through dance performances, local historical buildings are revitalized to bring the unique heritage sites into flow. It is hoped that this performance will create opportunities for local residents to interact and communicate, and promote the sustainable symbiosis of local communities. 3. Performance of "Women of Ten Thousand Flowers" Dance name: "Ten Thousand Flowers Girl" Choreographer: Yan Jiexuan Dancers: Wang Xiayan, Yang Qiaoyin, Zhang Rongxin, Lou Tingzhen, Hong Kaijun Dance intention: "Flowers of Women in Wanhua" was inspired by the creator Yan Jiexuan's fieldwork in Wanhua. Integrating the sounds of daily life in Taiwan and Wanhua’s unique tea shop culture. The story begins with this woman, Her name is "Shan", which originally means "siān" (siān) when there are too many children in the house. The Household Registration Office helped her write the word "kind" in Chinese characters. At the age of 14, she drifted north to Taipei alone to seek life. Menga caught her, and she rocked on the ship throughout her life. The difficult fate did not make her give up on life. For the sake of her children, she endured test after test with great perseverance. "Drink a cup of tea. The soup is bitter and makes me feel sour... Sing a song to relieve sorrow and forget pain~" She was singing happily in the tea room with her friends. She is no longer miserable now, everything has passed before...

Implemented by Center for Teaching and Learning Development
Date: 2023/10/25-2023/11/11