PROJECT 04 // 2020

MUDRA

Overhead view of two dancers seated on a light-washed floor with hand gestures casting long shadows in golden, pink and teal stage light during MUDRA contemporary dance performance by Jasmine Fan — Photography: Tobias Hoops

Mudra is an Indian word, rooted in Hinduism, that denotes a single symbolic hand gesture, of which there are many, also found in everyday life. Later adopted by Buddhism, mudras present a direct link to the enlightened self and the energy needed to find it.

In the newest work by Hamburg-based Taiwanese choreographer and film-maker Jasmine Fan, the different manifestations this symbolic hand language has taken in different cultures is explored with the underlying context of the choreographer’s personal search for the connection between her new European culture and her Taiwanese roots.

Performer's hands pressing against hexagonal glass illuminated in pink and amber light, portrait orientation, for MUDRA dance piece by Jasmine Fan

Official poster for MUDRA by Jasmine Fan with Yin-Yun Chen and Isabella Boldt, featuring a blurred dancer silhouette under purple light at Lichthof Theater Hamburg

Two scenes from MUDRA dance performance: dancers reaching through sheer fabric under warm red light, and two performers in an acrobatic pose under amber stage lighting

Solo performer standing on a reflective stage floor bathed in blue and purple light with sheer curtain backdrop during MUDRA contemporary dance performance at Lichthof Theater

Concept & Choreography: Jasmine Fan
Artistic direction: Jasmine Fan
Dramaturgy: Xiang-Jun Fan, Jean-Claude Mondot
Dancers: Ying-Yun Chen, Isabella Boldt
Sound Designer: Sum-Sum Shen
Composer: Ilya Selikhov
Film: Jasmine Fan
Photo und Film-Cameraman: Tobias Hoops
Graphic Design: Dennis Kapell
Costume designer: Alessa Kapp
Technician: Sönke Christian Herm
Stage build: Valerie Witt, Martin Stobbe
PR Management: Doria Worden
Production Assistent: Doria Worden, Valerie Witt
Producer: Jasmine Fan