Huang Yi and KUKA

Award-Winning Performance Sensation Huang Yi is a once in a decade opportunity.
Acclaimed Taiwanese choreographer, dancer and inventor Huang Yi and his robot companion, KUKA, blend razor sharp precision and stunning artistry, harmoniously weaving together the art of dance and the science of mechanical engineering in a poetic work, flawlessly intertwining modern dance and visual arts with the realm of robotics.
The performance reveals humanity through a series of vignettes between live dancers and KUKA, a robot conceptualized and programmed by Huang; this is a particularly rigorous undertaking because a single minute of choreography takes 10-20 hours of programming. Joined onstage by dancers Hu Chien and Lin Jou-Wen, Huang Yi and KUKA is a process of beautifying the sorrow and sadness of Huang’s childhood, an expression of loneliness, self-doubt, self-realization, and self-comfort.