The Mattress of Winds (風的床褥)
Duo with Piano and Dance inspired by Yang Mu's poem "Zeelandia"
14:45 - 15:15 | De Hallen Studio's
The musicalization of contemporary poetry” has been the focus of S’yo’s art practice. As a band leader, he had two albums named after the poem of Taiwanese poet Meng-Tieh Chou_"Lonely Country" (Zennez Records, 2018) and "I Prefer" (Zennez Records, 2022). As a pianist, S'yo will present his newest solo work, "The Mattress of Wind, " with contemporary dancer Lungssu Yen. Inspired by Yang Mu's poem "Zeelandia”, "The Mattress of Wind" projects as a metaphor to provoke the concept of value, relationship, and reconciliation when two cultures meet, which stimulates a social conversation on tolerance and cultural diversity.
S’yo is a Taiwanese-Dutch pianist, composer, and arranger eager to present an accessible medium that immerses the audience in a complex range of human emotions. His music has the seamless openness created by the context of modern classical and contemporary jazz that brings the balance between improvisation and composition while transforming two musical languages. It does not eliminate the viewer but tangibly invites Modernism. S'yo has taught Jazz Composition course at Codarts Conservatorium since 2023.
S'yo Fang Piano/Composition
and Concept
Lung ssu Yen
Dancer, Maker
Lung-ssu Yen was born in Taiwan in 1996 he is a dance artist and received his education Bachelor of Dance at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam, then he worked at Scapino BalletRotterdam. Currently, he’s a freelance artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Lung ssu began his professional dance career at Dans I Nord & Focus Dance in Sweden (2021-2022), Nagelhus Schia Production in Norway (2022-2023), Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2023-2024) Lung ssu has developed a unique and personal approach to choreography and theatrical performance, through artistic research, collaborations, and creation processes setting the foundations for his artistic vision. Lung ssu has performed choreography by Ed Wubbe, Justin de Jager, Wayne McGregor, Naccho Duato, Emio Greco, Felix Landerer, Roy Assaf, Ton Simons, Neel Verdoorm, Joseph Sturdy, and Lior Tavori.