Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Save 20% when you buy the Dance package (discounts automatically applied at checkout)! SUBSCRIBE NOW “When you’re talking about Cloud Gate, "magic" is not too strong a word.” - Time Out Founded in 1973, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan was the first contemporary dance company in the Chinese-speaking world. The company takes its name from the oldest known Chinese dance and seeks to combine traditional training with modern movement styles. Its dancers are well-versed in Qi Gong and meditation, as well as ballet and street dance. They have performed on stages around the globe and were recognized by The Times as “Asia’s leading contemporary dance theater.” The evening features Blue Hour / Beckoning: A Double Bill. Derived from the French phrase l'heure bleue, Blue Hour is inspired by a vision of the hazy blue sky glimpsed in the predawn darkness of New York. Beckoning draws from the Taiwanese street-dancing ritual of the Eight Infernal Generals (Ba Jia Jiang), creating a mysterious zigzag of body language that gives this abstract work a playful yet poetic quality. Beckoning Photo by LEE Chia-yeh Blue HourChoreography - CHENG Tsung-lungMusic - The Protecting Veil by John TavenerLighting Design - SHEN Po-hung (2026 Restaging) LIN Yi-chieh (2013 Original Premiere)Costume Design - LIN Bing-hao BeckoningChoreography - CHENG Tsung-lungMusic Composition - CHUNG Cheng-da Quiet QuartetMusic Arrangement - Blaire KOMusic Post-production - Jamie HSU and Blaire KO StudioLighting Design - SHEN Po-hungStage Design - HO Chia-hsingCostume Design - LIN Bing-hao This tour is made possible in part by the grants from the Ministry of Culture, R.O.C. (Taiwan).