Published on Jun 20, 2016

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: August 25-28, 2016

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 100, 180, 280, 400, 460, 520, 580, 680

Features: Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China, enjoys high acclaim and popularity. From August 25th-28th, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre will presents the Moon Water at Opera House of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
The virtuosity of Cloud Gate dancers has made critics ask: 'when has one ever seen a company with such magical and beautiful bodies.' and confess that they 'possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman. These are performers who can make stillness every bit as eloquent as animation. In fact, they have the power to change your metabolism.'

Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China. In 1973, choreographer Lin Hwai-min adopted this classical name for the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese speaking community.

Its 24 dancers receive trainings of meditation, Qi Gong, an ancient form of breathing exercise, internal martial arts, modern dance, ballet, and calligraphy. Through Lin Hwai-min's choreographies the company transforms ancient aesthetics into thrilling modern celebration of motion.

Cloud Gate has toured extensively with frequent engagements at the Next Wave Festival in New York, the Sadler's Wells Theatre and Barbican Centre in London, the Moscow Chekhov International Theatre Festival, and the Internationales Tanzfest NRW directed by Pina Bausch.

In 2003, Cloud Gate opened the Melbourne International Arts Festival with Cursive II, winning both the Age Critics' Award and the Patrons' Award; while Moon Water was named the best dance of the year by the New York Times. In 2006, Cursive: A Trilogy was chosen as the best dance choreography of the year as a result of critics’ poll byBallet-Tanz and Theater Heute.

At home, Cloud Gate also enjoys high acclaim and popularity. In addition to the regular seasons in theatres, the company stages annual free outdoor performances in various cities in Taiwan, drawing audiences of up to 60,000 per performance.

To perform for grass-roots communities, and to foster young choreographers in Taiwan, Cloud Gate 2 was founded in 1999. In 1998, Cloud Gate Dance School was founded to bring the joy of dance to students, aged 4 to 84.

In 2003, in recognition of Cloud Gate's contribution to the cultural life of Taipei, the Taipei City Government named Fu-Hsing North Road Lane 231, home of Cloud Gate's office, as 'Cloud Gate Lane.' In 2010, a new asteroid, discovered by National Central University, Taiwan, was named after Cloud Gate.

Most of Cloud Gate's productions have been made into videos. Among them, Songs of the Wanderers, Moon Water, Bamboo Dream, and Cursive II were filmed in Europe.

Tickets for Cloud Gate Dance Theatre - Moon Water are Available now!