M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival in Singapore breaks boundaries

Japanese dancer Kenji Shinohe’s rubber-faced 'K(-A-)O' is set to manically upbeat electronic music. Photo: Kenji Shinohe

Young artists with something to say fill the roster at Singapore’s M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival, with a number of works that are socially conscious or contemplate the millennial condition.

The festival, which is in its ninth edition and is organised by T.H.E. Dance Company, will run from June 9 to Aug 5 with 28 works by artists from 14 countries, with a focus on regional artists. It comes on the back of a record 93% seats filled last year.