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Perhaps many people don't know Cai Bocheng, who has gained fame in recent years, until he decided to return to Taiwan to publish his works and perform "Selected Dances of Cai Bocheng-Very Short" at Taichung National Opera House on 11th and 12th of this month.

Cai Bocheng won the first prize in the Spanish burgos International Choreography Competition, and was invited to be a guest choreographer at the Lucerne Dance Theatre in Switzerland and the Gautier Dance Company in Stuttgart, Germany. Interestingly, Cai Bocheng, who was born in Taiwan Province and studied dance in Taiwan Province, was once hit by the environment in Taiwan Province. It was only when he performed abroad that he got out of the sky.

Born in the Dance Department of Beijing University of Arts

Cai Bocheng is a Kaohsiung native. He has been in contact with dance for a long time and has a strong thirst for knowledge. He participated in various choreography camps and workshops during his studies. And his parents are also very supportive of him. Even if he can't get along with his parents often for both dancing and school, his parents always give him silent support. Later, Cai Bocong studied in the Dance Department of Beijing University of Arts. After graduation, he choreographed for Kaohsiung City Ballet, Juedai Dance Theater and Hongwa National Dance Company, and served as a guest choreographer in schools and other units.

Cai Bocheng, who lost the election at home and won the prize abroad

once said in an interview that all his selections and subsidies in Taiwan Province failed, or stopped at the second round, and he was always erased. At that time, I felt that there was no way out, but I didn't expect that the simultaneous overseas competition opened another door for him, and it was getting better and better. He won awards in Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, Germany and other places one after another, and also performed frequently, thus embarking on the road of international performance.

I want to take a different road from others

It is different from the way ordinary people follow the popular dance trend; Cai Bocheng once said at a press conference that the last thing young people can do is to imitate. Cai believes that learning from others will always be one step behind others; Cai suggested that young people use their own way, practice a good foundation and bravely show it to the whole world, instead of catering to the world's popularity. In addition, because I have a special feeling for beauty and art since I was a child, I have my own definition of beauty and want to be different. I want to create a dance troupe and choreograph, just to be different from others.

at present, Cai Bocheng is the founder and artistic director of Cheng Dance Production Team (B.DANCE), and his style is also rated as quite different from the new choreographer who has sprung up in recent years.

Only know how to dance

According to Central News Agency, Cai Bocheng's parents' occupations have nothing to do with art, but when he was a child, he learned to dance at the suggestion of his relatives because he was too active, but he was deeply immersed in the world of dance. Now, Cai admits: "I never thought about doing anything else, and I can only do this (dance). He said that there is nothing in life except dancing; And contact with anything will be associated with dance, so many elements are integrated into dance works.

Want to give reasonable salaries to performing artists

The performing arts environment in Taiwan Province is always poor. Cai Bocheng knows that many people will be depressed, for example, the performance price will be lowered, which will make Taiwan Province's performing arts talents easy to drain for a long time. Cai Bocheng is well aware of his sufferings, so he wants to do his best for performing artists from himself, and set up a dance company to provide them with stable jobs and reasonable salaries. Download the KNOWING news APP now to give you a reading experience for the mobile generation.