kurakuraw - The Dance Glass Bead

2013
​Choreographer｜Baru MADILJIN

kurakuraw is a term in Paiwan language for glass beads that form a peacock pattern. kurakuraw— Dance of the Glass Beads is about a legendary romance between the Peacock Prince from the sky and the daughter of a chieftain in a Paiwan village on earth. It is a touching story celebrating the joining of the couple at the end.

Events

2024 selected to perform in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Taiwan Season
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2013 invited by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture to perform in the 2013 Huashan Living Art Festival
2013 invited perform in the 2013 Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folk-games Festival. 
2013 cooperated with Charlie Chu, the first 3D film director in Taiwan, to create the first 3D short-film featuring Taiwan’s indigenous dance
Premiered in 2013

Reviews from #Edfringe

“Deeply touching… The passion is palpable…, so much is communicated by the performers the language barrier seems invisible.”

​- The Scotsman / Kelly Apter

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“The choreography was strong, the dancers were brilliant and the musicians were outstanding.”

​– Spiked / Christian Bulter

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“The performance is so dreamily handsome”

​- The List

Production Team

Artistic Director ｜Ljuzem Madiljin
Choreographer｜Baru Madiljin
Culture Guider｜Umass Zingrur, Tzu-Ching Pan, Lanpav Du、Shiu-Ling Ma, 卡來凱‧馬堤玲
Music Design｜Chown-Hui Huang
Costume Design｜Aluaiy KAUMAKAN, Chun-Lin Peng, Sigesile Kalidoai
Technical Director and Lighting Design｜Yu-Cheng Lin
Performing Instructor｜Yo-Ming Chiu
Performer｜Shu-yuan LI, He-Ling Hsu, Chu-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hao Yang, Ljaucu Talimaraw Ljavinahae
Photography｜Jhao-Lun Huang
Videography｜PAIDAR Communication Company 
Graphic Design｜Tjimur Dance Theatre
Text｜Mei-yu Chen
Company Manager｜Shu-Ting Chiu
Administration Assistant｜Uljum Kulivu