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Taiwan’s renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre is bringing its productions “13 Tongues” and “Lunar Halo” by artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung to France, Germany, Spain and the U.K. from Nov. 23 to Dec. 21, according to the Ministry of Culture.
 
Based on Cheng’s childhood memories of Taipei City’s Wanhua District, “13 Tongues” features choreography inspired by traditional religious rituals and folk songs. It reflects the vivacity of street life and the imagination of people living in one of the capital’s oldest neighborhoods.
 
The inspiration for “Lunar Halo” came from Cheng’s trip to Iceland. Dancers perform to a hauntingly ethereal soundtrack by Icelandic band Sigur Ros and interact with each other and with multiple large LED panels filled with fluidly moving shapes, colors and images.
 
According to the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain, where the troupe is stopping first, the tour is expected to demonstrate the vibrancy of Taiwan’s performing arts sphere and raise the country’s global profile. The office will continue to establish partnerships with Spanish institutions and introduce more iconic and up-and-coming local groups to the West European country’s audiences, it added.
 
The tour kicked off Nov. 23-26 in Barcelona, Spain, and will continue with performances Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in London, U.K.; Dec. 6-7 in Madrid, Spain; Dec. 10 in Cannes, France; Dec. 15-16 in Ludwigshafen, Germany; and Dec. 20-21 in Spain’s Canary Islands.
 
Founded in 1973 by internationally acclaimed choreographer Lin Hwai-min as the first professional modern dance troupe in Taiwan, Cloud Gate is praised as Asia’s leading contemporary dance company. The group has cultivated a global reputation for innovative works incorporating local cultural elements such as calligraphy, history, and Hakka and Indigenous music. (YCH-E)
 
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