If you could journey back to any chapter of your history—which one would you choose

Renowned Taiwanese choreographer, dancer, and inventor Huang Yi spent ten years contemplating this question, and in 2019 answered it with a revolving stage and mesmerizing stories in A MILLION MILES AWAY. Using his signature tapestry of artistry and blending technology into an invisible presence, Huang invites audiences to continue with him on his exploration of the nexus of humans, technology, and dance.

The canvas onto which the stories of A MILLION MILES AWAY are painted is a 9 meter (30 feet) diameter revolving stage, custom designed for the work and built to break down into easily transported wedges. An exquisitely constructed symbol for the perpetual advancement of time, the stage is modeled after a cross section of a tree trunk, symbolizing nature’s rings of time as the foundation of the performance. Dancers illuminate stories revolving around the fabric of time and the bonds of family, rivals, partners, and self—at moments they advance easily in sync with the rotation; others depict movement in situ, stumbling backward, and soaring above with the precision of digital rigging. The dancers’ interactions and resolutions draw back the curtain on goals, values, and the greater design of our own moments within life’s cyclical patterns.

A MILLION MILES AWAY premiered to critical acclaim at Taipei’s National Theater for the 11th annual Taiwan International Festival of Arts in February 2019, and was the first joint commission in history from the National Theater & Concert Hall, National Taichung Theater, and National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying).

Artistic Director & Choreography  |  Huang Yi
藝術總監、編舞 │ 黃翊

Dancers  |  Hu Chien, Lin Jou-Wen, Lou Sih-Wei, Chen Wei-An, Chung Shun-Wen, Li Yuan-Hao
表演者 │ 胡鑑、黃翊、林柔雯、駱思維、陳韋安、鍾順文、李原豪

Tech Director  |  Cheng Hao-Ting
技術總監 │ 鄭皓庭

Producer  |  Nitta Yukio
製作人｜新田幸生

Design Director of Revolving Stage, Automatic Digital Positioning Program  |  Huang Yi
旋轉舞台設計總監、數位定位自動控制程式 │ 黃翊

Tech Director of Revolving Stage  |  Yang Chin-Yuan (Cubical Motivation System Co., Ltd.)
旋轉舞台技術總監 │ 楊金源（奎比克動能系統有限公司）

Executive Producer of Revolving Stage  |  Chen Wei-Han (Cubical Motivation System Co., Ltd.)
旋轉舞台執行設計 │ 陳暐涵（奎比克動能系統有限公司）

Project Planning of Tree Ring Platform  |  Yueh Mei-Chen, LO Kai (Seed Spacelab)
旋轉舞台年輪表面工程規劃 │ 樂美成、羅開（彡苗空間實驗）

Tree Ring Platform Production  |  Ho Ming-Hsiu, Yang Ning-Hsiang (Woodart-design)
旋轉舞台年輪表面工程製作 │ 何明修、楊甯翔（渥得室內裝修有限公司）

Tech Director of Rigger  |  Wu Tsung-Hsien （Guardman Rope Service Co. Ltd.）
繩索懸吊系統技術總監 | 吳宗憲（南天門國際工程有限公司繩索技術團隊 ）

Technical Execution of Rigger  |  Lin Chung-Min （Guardman Rope Service Co. Ltd.）
繩索懸吊系統技術執行 | 林中民（南天門國際工程有限公司繩索技術團隊 ）

Lighting Design  |  Huang Yi
燈光設計｜黃翊

Master Electrician
燈光技術指導｜鄭皓庭

Lighting and Sound System Specialist /  Wong, Yi-Syuan (Creative Performing Arts Co., Ltd.)
燈光音響技術執行 ｜ 翁翌軒（群動藝術有限公司）

Tech Team /  Li Pei-Rong, Ke Yi-Jie, Tsai Jia-Jing, Tsai Ming-Li, Chen Ding-Nan
技術團隊 | 李佩蓉、柯依杰、蔡佳靜、蔡明岦、陳定男

Costume Aesthetic  |  Hu Chien
服裝統籌 | 胡鑑

Costume Modification / Jhuang Pei-Wun
服裝結構修改 | 莊佩雯

Scrip of Audio Description  |  Huang Yi
口述影像文本｜黃翊

Voice Actor of Audio Description / Ho Chih-Wei
口述影像聲優｜何志威

Auto Sync Audio Description System  |  Huang Yi
自動化口述影像系統暨程式設計｜黃翊

Director of Audio Description  |  Hsu Ivy
口述影像聲音導演、執行系統規劃｜許芳宜

Photography  |  Summer Yen
攝影 | 顏翠萱

Recording  |  Huang Yu-Yu
錄影 | 黃語宥

Editing and Timing  |  Huang Yi
剪接、調光 | 黃翊

Worldwide Representation and Booking  |  Sozo Artists
國際經紀｜ Sozo Artists

Co-Commissioned by National Performing Arts Center- National Taichung Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts(Weiwuying), National Theater & Concert Hall
委託創作 | 國家表演藝術中心國家兩廳院、臺中國家歌劇院、衛武營國家藝術文化中心