Whereas space – the stage space, the space around the body, the space between bodies – is a primary concern for choreographers and dancers, here we are interested in creating a space for open, unbounded exchange between people investigating similar artistic inquiries but who are informed by distinctly unique, myriad influences.

The Seldoms 10YRS celebration continues with an international artistic exchange project with WCdance, from Taipei, Taiwan. Under the direction of Wenchung Lin, one of Taiwan’s most promising emerging choreographers, WCdance shares some of our same values: innovation; invested collaboration with artists of other disciplines; excellent technical dancing; and particular interest in the visual environment of the stage space. From this common ground, we’ll begin an investigation together. WCdance will be with us in Chicago for the entire month of July. We’ll be in the studio together developing new work; Seldoms AD Carrie Hanson will create something new with the WCdance ensemble, and Wenchung Lin will set a new work on The Seldoms. We’ll perform these premieres, alongside other repertory works, in a shared program in Chicago in this summer, and in Taipei at the National Theater in November.
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WCdance in "Small"

This program is made possible by a major grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s International Connections Fund.