Taiwan’s renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theater will premiere a new performance on Friday: Send in a Cloud. Cloud Gate Artistic Director Cheng Tsung-lung says the show is an expression of 25 individual dancers’ life stories, making it a unique experience for viewers.
Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theater presents their first work since the pandemic: Send in a Cloud. The performance features Japanese saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu's rendition of Bach's Cello Suites, with sound design by Grammy-winning artist Marcelo Añez.
Each dancer tells a different story. They express their deepest emotions — loneliness, fear and anxiety — while displaying the many facets of the human experience.
Send in a Cloud is divided into two unique performances. Twenty-five dancers, divided into two troupes, dance to their own life stories.
Artistic Director Cheng Tsung-lung says he hopes Send in a Cloud can be a rare gift resulting from the pandemic. He wants to give viewers an evening of personal inspiration, laughs and joy, all while pondering life’s different perspectives.
Dancers’ life stories will come together as their choreography coalesces. Cheng hopes that this production can offer viewers inspiration during the pandemic.
Send in a Cloud’s stories are woven together piece-by-piece and each dancer expresses their innermost emotions through their personal dance styles.
Send in a Cloud premieres in Taipei at the National Theater Hall on April 15. The show will make its way to Taichung and Kaohsiung in late April and May.