One of Taiwan's modern treasures is back with another jewel1.
Founded in 1973, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan will present its world premiere2 of "Water Stains3 on the Wall" at the National Theater in Taipei this November. It is the newest dance
piece from Cloud Gate's founder and artistic director—Lin Hwai-min. Lin is known for creating
abstract yet magical dances, and he gets his
inspiration from the beauty found in Asian culture.
The Cloud Gate dancers mix meditation4, martial arts5, and calligraphy6 with their highly trained dance movements to
translate Lin's dances
into works of art. For "Water Stains on the Wall," Lin created the dance piece to challenge his dancers to perform on a tilted7 dance floor, which looks like a sheet of rice paper. Different
shades of black, floating clouds are projected onto the white stage while the dancers gracefully run, spin, and
leap in and out of them. All this gives the image of summer clouds and water stains on the wall. For a trip into a
classical Chinese landscape8 painting, Cloud Gate's "Water Stains on the Wall" should not be missed.
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