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Choy Ka Fai

CosmicWander: Expedition

    Over the past decade, Berlin­based Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai has delved into the metaphysics of the human body. “CosmicWander” is an ongoing project for which the artist ventured across Asia to study the spiritual practices and shamanic dance cultures of different peoples and communities. On his travels he met over 50 shamans and filmed extraordinary dance rituals and immersive trance experiences. The exhibition “CosmicWander: Expedition” presents his research to date in the form of an immersive installation inspired by the practices he observed in Singapore, Indonesia, Siberia, Taiwan and Vietnam. In meshing new technologies with ancient rituals, Choy interweaves his encounters with “altered states” with personal accounts of spirituality and his own speculations on the post­human body.

    Aside from the exhibition “CosmicWander: Expedition”, Tanz im August will present the performance “Postcolonial Spirits” at HAU1  from 12.–15.8.

    Download: Exhibition poster Choy Ka Fai | CosmicWander: Expedition

    Cast

    Concept, Direction, Cinematography: Choy Ka Fai / Curation: Khim Ong / Dramaturgy: Tang Fukuen / Mediaturgy: You Mi / 3D Visual design & Programming: Brandon Tay / VR Experience: Maria Judova, Florian Friedrich / Motion Capture Dancer: Yurika Yamamoto / Video Performance: Lin Su Lien, Fangas Nayaw, Song Wei-Jie / Sound Design: Tseng Yun-Fang, Betty Apple, Phu Pham, Cheryl Ong, Rizman Putra (NADA), Safuan Johari (NADA) / Costume & Fabric Design: Tran Thao Mien / Light Design: Jui Hsuan Tseng / Writers: Ng Hui Hsien, Yak Aik Wee / Research & Translation: Sekar Putri Handayani, Chun Tseng, Holly Chan, Tran Thao Mien, Chu Hao Pei, Mitya Glavanakov / Additional Videography: Kin Chiu / Web Design: Currency Design / Technical Management: Yap Seok Hui (ARTFACTORY) / Project Management: Mara Nedelcu / Adaptation Berlin: Andrea Niederbuchner (Curation), Anja Trudel (Exhibition Design), Johanna Herrschmann (Assistance), Ingo Ruggenthaler (Technical Management)

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    Notes:

    This exhibition is not suitable for children below the age of 12.

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