2 Men

2 Men, is the collaborative creation between Edward Lam, the sharpest observer of culture on both sides of the Taiwanese Strait, and the choreographers Wu-kang Chen and Wei-chia Su. Starting with the premise of “two men who are most familiar with each other,” 

Wu-kang Chen and Wei-chia Su have known each other for 15 years, and over time, the emotional build-up between the two playmates/colleagues has become complicated and subtle. Aside from a shared intimacy, their relationship also sometimes features an undercurrent of mutual competitiveness. Their collaboration with Edward Lam adds a whole new source of stimulation. With his trademark precision and intricacy, Lam provides a rich entry point into the various flavors of the relationship between the two men. This new point of view liberates the two performers from their habit of developing movements from physical elements, and turns them towards a psychologically-based starting point. 

Music-wise, HORSE furthers its open-minded experimentation of sound design in recent years, and collaborates with improvisational pianist Shih-yang Lee in the daring use of the prepared piano device. Shih-yang Lee’s energetic, explosive piano work most certainly ups the ante on the experimental nature of the two HORSE artists’ performances.