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The virtuosity of Cloud Gate dancers has made the critics to ask “when has one ever seen a company with such magical and beautiful body?” and rave that they “possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman.” Trained in tai chi, meditation, Chinese Opera movement, modern dance and ballet, the company performs a rich repertoire with roots in Asian myths, folklore, and aesthetics, but infused with a contemporary perspective.
In his new work Water Stains on the Wall, Artistic Director Lin Hwai-min challenges them with the task of dancing on a rigged, tilted stage. Luxuriating in the sheer joy of movement, these remarkably fluid performers make stillness every bit as breathtaking as action.
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Lin Hwai-min has won accolades as “the most important choreographer in Asia.” Honoring the Taiwanese choreographer with a Lifetime Achievement Award, the jury of the International Movimentos Dance Prize, Germany, said: “As a foremost innovator of the dance, Lin Hwai-min belongs in a row with artists of the century such as William Forsythe, George Balanchine, Birgit Cullberg and Maurice Bejart.”
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