This piece was choreographed in 2017 for the solo piece in the very beginning. Afterward, the piece was changed into the duet and expend the duration from 6 minutes to 15 minutes. In 2018. Hung Dance reworked this duet and turned the piece into the first full-length choreographic work “Boundless”.

In this duet, the female dancer dreams of a life of a bird and the male dancer symbolizes a supporter, a cage, a heart of mirror and a dream. However, in reality, people often feel trapped in their own little bubbles because of different morality, a different belief, different ideal, and different responsibility. We say to ourselves that we can’t always follow our heart and do whatever we want to do in order to chase the dream. We are trapped in the cage we build for ourselves. In this work, the female dancer wears a special headpiece called “Ling Zi”. Its long pheasant tail feathers often were worn on warriors’ helmets in traditional Chinese opera in order to present the warriors’ power and skill. In this duet, “Ling Zi” presents an image of a bird, an extension of inner emotions, a desire to escape from reality. “Ling ZI’’ swings around as the dancer moves through space to express the real struggles and battle on the inside.

Choreographer｜Hung-Chung LAI

Dancer｜I-Han CHENG, Lin-Yi CHIEN

Day after day, we continue to embrace new things, and the sense of impetuousness lurking within will one day resurface; the passage of time has let us forget how to remedy the circumstances.

Trapped inside the body. You are constantly sighing silently.

As I'm befuddled, you continue to struggle. Neither of us seems capable of determining who we are.