Chun Dance: Trace of Belief
Traditional and modern, religious and secular. All blended and overlapped in pleasing ways… But constant throughout is the human body
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Polymer DMT: The Seas Between Us
Deeply thoughtful… very personal, it exposes many confusions and contradictions about identity and Taiwan’s relationship with China in particular.
Wan Sha Dance Platform presents five emerging choreographers
An evening of great variety that included hip hop, dance theatre and more experimental pieces, all around fifteen minutes in length
Focus Dance Company 2026: Sleepless Utopia
Two programmes, twelve works by company members plus pieces by the well-established Huang Yi (黃翊), and the very much emerging Yu Wan-lun (余宛倫).
National Taiwan University of Arts: 在Dˋ
A superb evening of excellent performances and very good student choreography, topped off with Toru Shimazaki’s marvellous Zero Body (臨極限).
Hwa-Gang Dance Troupe: The Body of Time: Generations in Motion
a stylistically rich evening, the work ranging from classical and contemporary ballet to traditional Chinese dance, all excellently performed
Tsai Meng-ting x Lai Yi-fei: Illusory Time|Errant Tongue
Tsai Meng-ting (蔡孟廷) and Lai Yi-fei (賴怡菲) in a programme of interesting choreography, and superb interpretation and ownership of roles.
Live orchestra meets circus and dance: Adventures of Peter and the Wolf
Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra (國家交響樂團, NSO) and Dance Forum Taipei (舞蹈空間) in a magical show that delights from start to finish.
National Taiwan University of Sport: Lien Sheng
Lien Sheng (瀲生) included nine very varied student choreographies, sandwiched between two quality professional works by members of faculty
An ode to Taiwan: Taipei Capital Ballet in Echoes from Afar
Deeply ingrained with mood and imagery, the whispers of nature and history… evokes pictures of the island, its nature… and its people.
English National Ballet: Akram Khan’s Giselle in Taipei
Erina Takahashi remains a dancer and actor par excellence. There were excellent performances all round in Taipei, but it was very much her evening.