Kuik swee boon biography

The “Hollow Body” is an improvisation-based approach that focuses on the relationship of the mind, body and heart (emotion).

Over time Kuik had realised that performance is a complex relationship between the physical world and the abstract world, so in training dancers, he could not just teach steps.

Instead, he saw the body as a hollow container that carries an individual's world. This approach guides the dancer to let go, but when this idea is approached incorrectly the body can appear limp, whereas Kuik is looking for an energised body that moves with ease and is never static.

He wants the dancer to let go, to find a new way to speak with the external world and not let go of the passion of life.

Kuik can lead a dancer through this process in 1 hour and 15 minutes and for those familiar with it, he can complete the process in 50 minutes.

The first step in the “Hollow Body” progression is to recognise the internal and external worlds