YADRE was co-founded by Peng Shihya and Alex Bouvier in 2021. They created "RainDrops" for Taipei City University. They created "RainDrops" for Taipei University (Taiwan). They have been involved in several cultural action initiatives such as PACTES, Territorial Artistic and Cultural Residencies in schools with the Théâtre de L’onde, and with the City of Bobigny for an "artist in school" residency.
Shihya Peng has been practicing dance since the age of 8 in various styles. Trained in classical, contemporary, and traditional Chinese dance in Taiwan, she received a scholarship in 2009 to continue her studies in the United States, where she earned her Master's degree from the University of Utah's Department of Modern Dance (modern and contemporary dance).
She moved to France in 2012, eager to evolve her dance and technique within various projects. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with Tânia Carvalho, Honji Wang/Sebastien Ramirez, François Chaignaud/Cecilia Bengolea, Collectif (LA) HORDE, Xuan Le, Barbara Matijevic and Giuseppe Chico, River Lin, Eric Minh Cuong Castaing, Karine Saporta, James Carlès, Julien Lestel, Chantal Loïal, Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra de Marseille, and more.
Since 2022, she has joined the Troupe de l’Imaginaire of the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris and dances in the context of "poetic consultations" with hospital audiences. Additionally, she teaches dance for Cie BurnOut in several high schools in Paris.
In 2023, she collaborated with Japan-based director Atsuhiko Watanabe on the short film "TELOS". The film notably won awards for "Best Actress" and "Best Choreography" at numerous international film festivals.
As an artist-developer, this explorer of the many possibilities offered by sound, visual, and light media conceives his practice as an aesthetic crossroads between styles. Trained at the Aubervilliers-la Courneuve Conservatory alongside Jonathan Pontier and then at the Paris Conservatory, he began his career in the field of live performance.
He composes for multiple companies such as Eric Ming Cuong Castaing - Shonen, Alessandro Sciarroni - Corpo Celeste, Mélanie Perrier - Cie 2minimum, Jann Gallois - Cie Burnout, Gaetan Brun Picard, Mike Sens, Kitsou Dubois, River Lin, as well as with musical artists from various backgrounds, from hip-hop to techno, including chanson and contemporary music, in collaboration with Grégoire Simon and their duo Yes Soeur!.
In addition to his collaborations for live performance, he composes music for light installations - Visual System, Sébastien Lefevre, creating immersive multimedia experiences that allow spectators to dive into complex sound and visual worlds.
His passion for innovation and new technologies constantly leads him to explore new territories in his artistic practice, thus creating a body of work that reflects his unique vision of contemporary aesthetics.