Reporting from TAIPEI, Taiwan — A dance performance inspired by the life cycle of rice doesn’t sound like the kind of sensual show that would necessitate a warning to parents about “mature content” ...
A lone figure drifts through dim light in a dark space. Her arms undulate slowly. Another appendage -- a pheasant tail feather as long as the dancer is tall -- floats upward from the bun atop her head ...
Former US President Jimmy Carter’s decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing sent shockwaves through Taiwan when it was announced in late 1978. With grave existential concerns ...
YILAN, Taiwan (JTA) — It was a cool spring day in Yilan, a town on Taiwan’s northeast coast known for its picturesque rice fields and delicious spring onions. On a concrete clearing beneath a bridge ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Cloud Gate Dance Theater holds a special place in the country’s cultural life. Now its founder is passing the torch to a new generation. By Roslyn ...
One of the things I love most about dance is that it's universal - you can travel to any pocket of the world and find some form of dance. Movement as a form of expression is older than memory, vital ...
Maya Chou from Taiwan was inspired to dance after watching the background dancers of famous singers on TV. Read about how she plans to bring this energy to the Dance Your Style World Final in Paris.
In 1988, dancer-choreographer Ku Ming-shen, then a teacher at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, visited the University of Illinois in the United States. There, one evening, she and a group of ...
Learn about the mental, physical and emotional benefits of dance at Breaking Wave Theatre Company's free creative dance workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at The Hive in Tamuning. The ...
Our May 22 report on a "Brave New Taiwan" prompted readers to muse yet again on the conundrum of Taiwan's relationship with China. An observer of the Hong Kong handover fretted over Taiwan's loss of ...
What were they waiting for? Not a rock concert. Not a soccer match. Remarkably, they were staking out a spot for a contemporary dance performance. That’s because in Taiwan, contemporary dance is ...