Taiwan meets Asia and beyond at a Dance Round Table in Taipei
A varied and always interesting mix of solo, duet and small ensemble works
Taiwan/臺灣
Beautiful island in dance and words: Formosa by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
A playground of images reflecting Taiwan today
A dance of light and shade: Tussock Dance Theater in The Floating Space
Experimental Theater, Xiqu Center, Taipei November 18, 2017 David Mead When seen on New Year’s Eve last year, The Floating Space (浮域誌異) by Wu Chien-wei (吳建緯) and Tussock Dance Theater (野草舞蹈聚落) proved a great way to end dance in 2016. With its striking set, gorgeous lighting and costumes, and five excellent dancers (Wu was joined … Read more
Acceptance, conflict, construction, destruction: Exit by Gu Jiani (古佳妮《插銷》)
The performers and designs are excellent
To Grin Like a Cheshire Cat (70種笑): revealing the truth behind laughs and smiles
The cast of five were all rather impressive as they pulled back the curtain
L-E-V explore compulsive obsession in OCD Love
Really striking is the accuracy and quality of the dancers
Su Wen-chi: Unconditional Love and Fact
Inspired by CERN. if only it was even a fraction as interesting.
A journey into the mysterious world of dreams: Cloud Gate 2 in Dream Catcher
Cloud Gate Theater, Tamsui, Taiwan October 22, 2017 David Mead It is certainly different. Very different. Dream Catcher (捕夢), Cheng Tsung-lung’s (鄭宗龍) latest work for Cloud Gate 2 (雲門2), explores the often strange, difficult to explain world of dreams. It’s fragmentary nature reflects perfectly the other world we visit in sleep; each scene often not … Read more