Sights and sounds of the wild: Rocío Molina in Bosque Ardora
There’s no clichéd flamenco here, but plenty of fabulous dancing, music and theatre
Taiwan/臺灣
Students shine in Taiwan university performances
National Taiwan University of Sport; Metropolitan Hall, Taipei; April 6, 2017 National Taiwan University of the Arts; Metropolitan Hall, Taipei; April 8, 2017 National Taiwan University of the Arts; NTUA Performing Arts Centre, Banqiao; April 15, 2017 David Mead The arrival of spring in Taiwan brings with it a rush of performances by university dance … Read more
Needcompany’s The Time Between Two Mistakes
Colour, loud music and a lot of glitter as the performers muse on the place and meaning of art
Taipei National University of the Arts’ Focus Dance 2017
Works by French choreographer Lucas Viallefond, Hofesh Shechter dancer Chang Chien-ming, and students
Cloud Gate 2’s Spring Riot
Artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung (鄭宗龍) turns to three young choreographers
Of faces and clothes: Maguy Marin’s Singspiele
Interpreter David Mambouch is alone on stage save for a variety of clothes, male and female, and a pad of headshots
Starkly beautiful pictures in The Eternal Tides by Legend Lin Dance Theatre
Lin draws local and national culture and an overwhelming sense of ritual into her dance
Lin Chun-yu: Here I love you
Picnic, a duet danced beautifully on a patch of synthetic grass amid a sea of opened black umbrellas
Dancing emotion: Nederlands Dans Theater in Taiwan
Works by Marco Goecke, Crystal Pite and Lightfoot-León in a strong triple bill
Three looks at Dance in Asia
Century Contemporary Dance Company, Ha Youngmi and Off-Nibroll at the Shuiyuan Theater, Taipei December 30, 2016 David Mead Three works, three choreographers, three countries. Taiwan doesn’t get to see as much dance from around East Asia as one might expect, so this Dance in Asia (驅動城市) evening put together by Yao Shu-fen (姚淑芬) and her … Read more