Bulareyaung Dance Company: tiaen tiamen Episode 1
An artwork in themselves, visual artist reretan pavavaljung’s video projections would comfortably stand alone as an installation in a gallery
An absolute treat: London Children’s Ballet in Snow White
Costumes and sets are colourful, simple and very effective… having live music is a joy… The standard was, on the whole, most impressive.
Connecting with the land: Bare Feet Dance Theatre in Tsiáh thóo
Combining traditional Pak-kuán and contemporary sounds with dance that mixes ritual, animistic energy and contemporary movement
Su Hui-yu: The White Waters
An installation that combines moving video images and live performance. A new take on an old tale, but one with a decidedly modern edge
Unbreakable by the Soweto Skeleton Movers
Mesmerising. A thoroughly engaging evening. I strongly recommend that you catch The Skeleton Movers if their UK tour comes anywhere near you.
Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
A complete experience. And a very important message delivered in a magnificent way.
Silent Screen and Schmetterling: Bayerisches Staatsballett at its very best
The dancing is at a very high level… With both pieces focusing on relationships and death they complement each other perfectly
Magic, beauty and darkness: Riverbed Theatre and Formosa Circus Art in Dreams and Shadows
The circus merges seamlessly into the theatre and a work that has a deeply thoughtful, emotional core that pulls you in and never lets go.
National Taiwan University of the Arts: Emancipate & Millennium Dance
Two graduation shows, 25 short pieces, 23 of them by students. Plenty to admire, although some student works struggled and felt a little naive
A dance in the mists of time: Youth Ballet Ensemble Taiwan in Metaphor
Visually, it is insanely appealing and gorgeously lit. There are occasional, brief, brighter moments, but Metaphor is a dance in the shadows.
A quartet of shows from Barcelona’s dansa metropolitana festival
Carcaça by Marco Da Silva Ferreira; Las cosas se mueven per no dice nada by Poliana Lima; Above by Gaston Core; Crowd by Gisèle Vienne