This was a really interesting guest visit. FIrst of all, I really liked the design of his logo and color scheme. I think it was really smart of him to make the character Ming so abstract that I can’t recognize the character but can instantly see it as soon as he mentions it. This really made sense when he talked about being an exoticsized as an Asian person.
I like how his stance on “dancing to express oneself” is “nah.” Ming’s a very sincere person and I really appreciate that.
I really like this specific thing he said, “I don’t come up with ideas, these are all things that are part of my life.” Decolonisation are things he’s lived to experience, so is everything he talks about: queerness, vulnerability, loneliness.
I love the way Ming defines choreography. I think it’s such an interesting idea to take choreography beyond dance, to apply it to things like how a classroom is arranged and how people move around obstacles or react to stimuli. It made me think about the study of wayfinding and how Ming’s work could be relevant in how people physically maneuver in the public space using signage, etc.
Last thing I noted was his methodical approach to convincing the audience to approach the stage and how he says a performance where the audience is too hesitant to approach the stage is also a performance in of itself.