The Floating Space by Wu Chien-wei and Tussock Dance Theater
A deeply beautiful and sensual dance, and a great way to draw the curtain on 2016
Taiwan/臺灣
Fine dance but 3D visuals struggle: T.T.C. Dance in Déjà Vu
Lots right choreographically but often underwhelming 3D visuals
Flying high: TNUA dancers shine in their Winter concert
Excellenty danced excerpts from Giselle, but Chang Kuo-wei’s (張國韋) Alternate Realm (鏡界) takes the honours
A journey in time along the Silk Road: Jade Dance Theatre’s Crescent Spring
The sights and mysteries of the Silk Road alongside striking contemporary fashions and music
Sun Shier Dance Theatre: The Place: a Puppet, a Closet, a Fantasy
An exploration of ideas about freedom
One week, three universities: celebrating Taiwan’s dancers
National Taiwan Univ of Physical Education and Sport (國立臺灣體育運動大學), Hwa Gang Dance Troupe (華岡藝展), National Taiwan Univ of the Arts (國立臺灣藝術大學)
Dance Forum Taipei move with Toru Shimazaki
A trio of very different works full of interesting choreography and that really showed the dancers off to the full.
Shining a light on oppression and fears
Hofesh Shechter Company in Sun at the National Theater, Taipei
Tango that struggles to ignite: Milonga in Taipei
While there are high points, far too often it struggles to hold the attention