A weekend of all that’s good about dance at Taipei’s Want to Dance Festival
The festival guarantees surprise, delight, frustration and more as established choreographers and dancers rub shoulders with those still emerging
David Mead
Toru Shimazaki’s Shattered Moon shines in the University of Taipei’s annual performance
“Not only the highlight of the programme, but one of the best works I’ve ever seen in a Taiwanese vocational school show. And I’ve seen a lot.”
TAI Body Theatre: Sym-Body
Can indigenous dance presented on stage ever be called ‘authentic’? A question posed by TAI Body Theatre’s Sym-Body
Tussock Dance Theater: Eclipse by Wu Chien-wei
As music and dance intertwine, each it seems feeding off the other, feelings and emotions are writ large. Everything is given time to play out.
Hwa Gang Dance Troupe: Twilight Whispers
In South, Toru Shimazaki draws on elements of aboriginal dance and music, giving them a contemporary sentiment, but never loses sight of their soul.
Humanity. Tragedy with comedy. Maguy Marin on May B.
If Maguy Marin has a signature work, May B. is surely it. Ahead of its coming to London, the choreographer Marin tells David Mead about the piece.
National Dance Awards 2023 nominations announced
In what is the best year yet for diversity, the nominations are spread across a record 29 separate companies
National Taiwan University of Sport, Dance Department Graduation Performance
The evening of largely student work consisted entirely of ensemble creations with lots of excellent committed dancing
National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica: celebrating who we are
A conversation with artistic director Marlon D. Simms about the company, and what Let’s Dance International Frontiers audiences can expect
Uncovering Taiwan’s lost dances – Palamal: Fire Festival
The ensemble sing as they dance. It’s a choir of voices that really is rather moving. It’s a hot iron that forges tribal strength and unity
Focus Dance Company 2024
Six works by students alongside Self-Portrait by Hung Tsai-hsi and Hofesh Shechter’s powerful In Your Rooms. The dancing was top drawer