Three artists present a long durational performance that combines the ephemeral nature of performance art and dance. In a choreographic loop, they reinterpret the artistic work of Joseph Beuys. The choreography is based on Beuys' drawings, interviews and actions centred on dance and the body. These elements are translated into movement and supplemented with projections, texts and off-screen voices that deepen the meaning. The result is a dramaturgically powerful combination of gesture, action and narrative. Beuys' depictions of bodies and their abilities inspire the visual design of the performance. The boundaries between art and dance are blurred to form an abstract narrative cosmology that makes Beuys' work tangible as dance and evokes realisation in the audience. Beuys' existing materials form the base of this work. Dance brings his art to life not as a mere representation, but as a visionary view of the present and the future. The choreography invites the audience to re-imagine Beuys' work and thus transform the past into the present.
about the artist(s)
Yan Jun Chin is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges dance, visual art, and digital media to explore the body as a vessel of memory, imagination, and transformation. Born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, his practice is rooted in both traditional Chinese movement forms and contemporary dance forms. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance Performance from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, with an emphasis in choreography. From 2019 to 2025, Chin was a soloist dancer at Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern in Germany, under the direction of Luisa Sancho Escanero, performing works by internationally renowned choreographers such as Alan Lucien Øyen, Daniele Proietto, and Iván Pérez. His stage work extends beyond dance into musical theater, opera, and experimental performance, reflecting a hybrid creative language.