ALL THAT

WATER

I HAVE

( nO )

WORDS

foR

All That Water I Have (No) Words For consists of a series artistic research proposals on ghost stories - collective memories - industrialisation (mining) - colonial history - embodiment of trauma on an island in the Asia-Pacific, nowadays referred to as Taiwan 台灣 in Mandarin Chinese.

The project will be realised through field research methods (oral history, documentation, and interviews) and movement research (embodiment practice) led by Berlin-based dance artist TingAn Ying. This process unfolds in dialogue with the development of a newly conceived installation concept by Taipei-based new media artist Chen Yi.

It aims toward a final presentation in 2026 as a cross-disciplinary performance-installation, accompanied by an archive of documentation and a series of participatory events on Taiwanese history in both Berlin and Taipei.

>>Project Description<<

Project Planning
Initial phase (confirmed)

March - May 2025 Field research phase I
visiting sites, documentation and interviews.

12.-25. July 2025 Field research phase II
workshop and discussion with collaborating artists in Taiwan
Supported by National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts-Weiwuying for the Arts and curator Shu-Yi Chou.
4.-8. August 2025 Movement research phase I
with TingAn Ying 鄞廷安; Yen Lee 李彥 ; Chin-Ting Liao 廖錦婷, Weishu Chou 周唯秀

Prospective timeline subject to funding confirmation
Sep - Nov 2025 Movement research phase IIBerlinchoreographic exploration TingAn Ying 鄞廷安; Yen Lee 李彥
Jan - 2026 Creation
June 2026 Premiere

Proposed Artistic Team subject to funding and scheduling
Chen Yi 陳乂(Co-creator, visual and installation, TW)
TingAn Ying 鄞廷安 (Co-creator, choreography and performance, TW/DE)
Haesoo Jung (Sound design, field recording, KR)
Yen Lee 李彥 (Choreographic assistance, TW)
David Pallant (Dramaturgy, UK/DE)
Melissa Ugolini (Outside eye, IT/DE)
Peyee Chen 陳珮怡 (Voice coaching, US/TW)

Visiting Guest Artist/Practitioner
Nour Sokhon (Sound design, LB)
Joanna Aarong (Filmmaker, PHL)
Rosa Cordillerra (Anthropology, PHL)
Mohammed Abdallah (Cultural management, EG)