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).
Reviews
Mayerling: A world that breaks apart up close, and the body language of ruin
Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet is built from fractured needs, twisted intimacies and bodies that say what the characters themselves cannot
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
Yewande 103: Many Lifetimes
The dancers use kinetic, fluid movement, which is deeply controlled, deliberate and strikingly graceful. Each coveys a sense of humility…
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.
Ballet Nights in Richmond
The choreographic mix, emerging dancers alongside dancing stars, is what makes Ballet Nights a unique experience… the dancing was an absolute joy
Verve 2026
An excellent triple bill… a superb evening, one that showed, once again, that the NSCD is still at the top of the dance training tree
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.
English National Ballet: Body & Soul
Pite’s Body and Soul (Part 1) demonstrates all the depth and subtlety which we have come to expect from this most exciting of choreographers
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
Ballet Revolución in Munich
Like a musical without a plot, one dance routine follows the next without any connection. But this is easily made up for by the exuberant dancing