Joy, tears and more: Want to Dance Festival’s Exchange Program
Including ‘Sky ~ World challenge in Taiwan~’ by Reisa Shimojima from Japan. A serious theme for sure, but utterly mad and utterly brilliant
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Dance in all its variety: Shinehouse Theatre’s Want to Dance Festival
Over three packed days, artists from 15 countries presented 74 works at the company’s Wan Theater and 16 less traditional venues.
Nominations announced for the 23rd National Dance Awards
The Royal Ballet tops the short-list with 14 nominations. English National Ballet and Rambert have seven, and Birmingham Royal Ballet five.
Tiler Peck to create new ballet for Northern Ballet’s new season
Her new piece will form one third of Generations: Three Short Ballets, a trio of works created by choreographers from across the generations
Uniquely Taiwan: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in Legacy
Presently being restaged as part of Cloud Gate’s 50th anniversary celebrations, it is ninety minutes of magnificent dance, and magnificent theatre
Diabolo Dance Theatre: VALO I – Ameoba
A show brimming with creativity, imagination and surprise. Great fun and truly entertainment for the whole family.
Bulareyaung Dance Company: tiaen tiamen Episode 1
An artwork in themselves, visual artist reretan pavavaljung’s video projections would comfortably stand alone as an installation in a gallery
Connecting with the land: Bare Feet Dance Theatre in Tsiáh thóo
Combining traditional Pak-kuán and contemporary sounds with dance that mixes ritual, animistic energy and contemporary movement
Su Hui-yu: The White Waters
An installation that combines moving video images and live performance. A new take on an old tale, but one with a decidedly modern edge
Magic, beauty and darkness: Riverbed Theatre and Formosa Circus Art in Dreams and Shadows
The circus merges seamlessly into the theatre and a work that has a deeply thoughtful, emotional core that pulls you in and never lets go.
National Taiwan University of the Arts: Emancipate & Millennium Dance
Two graduation shows, 25 short pieces, 23 of them by students. Plenty to admire, although some student works struggled and felt a little naive