Lee Swee Keong

“The organic energy of the body starts to dance, in order to explore the inherent flexibility and awareness in the interaction with the external, then you may even go beyond dance”. 

From contemporary dance, Qi Gong, Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, Buto to body, mind and soul of self-cultivation, he discovers the light, which enriches his dance condition. 

Keong interacting with others and finds working with different art forms exciting. As such he has built up a diverse, multi-disciplinary body of work encompassing his own productions, collaborative projects and performances with other companies. 
 

《The Curse of the Forbidden City》

《She Walks like the Night in Beauty》

《Green Snake》

《Peony Dream》

《The Lost Testimony of Rashomon》

《The Strange Remark》

《Butterfly Lovers. Music. Dance. Art Video 
 

Nyoba Kan 

Founded in 1995， the only Buto dance group in Malaysia, and pioneers the International Buto Festival in Kuala Lumpur – Nyoba Kan International Buto Festival. This event aims to introduce the Buto’s art through various Buto performances and activities, and also to promote the exchange among Japan Buto and foreign Buto artists.   

Within these 15 years, the Founder, and also the Artistic Director Lee Swee Keong visited to Japan twice to learn Buto from Buto masters, he also lead the team members to study in Japan in 2008. Nowadays, Nyoba Kan is not only inherits the spirit of Hijikata’s Ankoku Buto, but a unique Buto’s art was born as a result of Malaysia special cultures contest and characteristics,   and fuses the elements of Qi Gong, Yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and Contemporary Dance. 
 

Workshop- Zen Move 

Move with each breath & with your chi (inner energy), a way of meditative move.  

Sept 17 6-8 pm opening of "Man & God" and performance of Swee Keong

Sept 18 4-5.30 pm seminar of "Man &God"; 6-6.30 pm performance of Swee Keong

Tickets (seminar + exhibition+  performance) from Piletilevi 3 €, reduced tickets from Piletilevi 2,4 €, tickets on site 5 €, reduced tickets on site 4 €.

Piletilevi: http://www.piletilevi.ee/eng/?search=disainiöö

More information: www.nyobakan.blogspot.com

After performance join the Light Festival: http://disainioo.ee/et/sisu/inscription1.html