Milieu 2015
PUBLISHED September 26th, 2015 09:41 pm | UPDATED June 5th, 2020 08:28 pm
Milieu is Frontier Danceland’s annual end-of-year main stage production that usually presents a double bill – a work choreographed by Artistic Director Low Mei Yoke and a work created by a renowned international choreographer. The latter brings in a cultural perspective and dimension that may differ from Singapore’s dance scene, thus not only challenging Frontier Danceland’s company artists in the way they interpret and execute movement, but also the audience, in the way they view contemporary dance. Last year’s Milieu presented two different works by overseas choreographers from Taiwan and Israel.
This year, however, Frontier Danceland will present a unique full-length work created by artistic director, Low Mei Yoke and rehearsal head/company artist, Christina Chan, with a music score composed by Ho Wen Yang and live music by Ding Yi Music Company. Instead of comparing two separate works, this year’s Milieu will integrate the ideas and styles of two different choreographers into one seamless work. The age gap between Low Mei Yoke and Christina Chan spans a period of 33 years, creating space and time for the choreography to reflect the coexistence, collision and communication of mind-sets and ideas that the different generations have. The sound design will resonate something similar; composer/sound designer, Ho Wen Yang, will create a score that musicians from Ding Yi Music Company will play with traditional Chinese instruments, only to contemporize it digitally. The lighting design, created by Gabriel Chan, will also embody the concept of old and new.
In this cross-generational, multidisciplinary work, the past and the present meet to create something new that is relatable to both the young and the old, and to all ages in between. The work will explore how the old and new can inspire each other and find a way not just to coexist but to create common goals and exciting new viewpoints and works of expression.
Shows take place at the Esplanade Theatre Studio on 13 November 2015 at 8PM and 14 November 2015 at 3PM & 8PM. Tickets are priced at $25 for evening shows and $20 for the matinee (not inclusive of the SISTIC booking fee). Tickets can be purchased [here](http://sistic.com.sg/events/milieu1115). For more information, visit the Frontier Danceland website [here](http://www.frontierdanceland.com/).
