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Traversing the boundaries of contemporary dance and gender, Girl’s Notes intimately challenges the question: How should women behave?

In a boundary-pushing work that is equal parts performance art and contemporary dance, artist/dancer SU Pin-Wen and pianist LIN Mai-Ke draw inspiration from a 1990s Taiwanese book instructing women on how to behave.

With their captivating on-stage presence, witness the duo explore the intentions behind our everyday actions. Challenging heteronormative notions of gender, feminism and nudity, SU transforms dance into a powerful examination of gender dynamics and women’s sexuality within relationships. Avant-garde, abstract, and physical, this work prominently features the naked body of the gender non-conforming artist, boldly redefining contemporary dance.

少女須知”由藝術家蘇品文和鋼琴家林麥可演出，透過兩本書：作者不詳的《少女須知》與安伯托·艾可《美的歷史，透過他的女體經歷，反應台灣90年代新女性主義對近代性別政治的影響。

Fringe Focus Taiwan is supported by The Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan), and Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney.

Content Warning

Please note, this show contains full frontal nudity. Parental guidance is recommended for those under the age of 16.

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Artists

SU Pin-Wen creator, dancer
LIN Mai-Ke piano
LIN Ping-Hsin lighting designer, stage manager