Current & Past Events
The Colour of Clouds At the Gate
colourschool presents a screening and discussion, led by Judith Lam, of dance performances by the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, which has staged innovative choreographic projects that incorporate colour studies and themes in works such as Tale of the White Serpent (1975), The Dream of the Red Chamber (1983), Crossing the Black Water (1978), and White (1998-2006).h4. About Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan:According to legend, Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China, a ritual dance of some 5,000 years ago. In 1973, choreographer Lin Hwai-min adopted this classical name for the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese speaking community.The company’s repertoire has its roots in Asian myths, folklore, and aesthetics, but it brings to these age-old beliefs and stories a contemporary and universal perspective. The company is made up of two-dozen dancers whose training includes Tai Chi Tao Yin (an ancient form of Chi Kung), meditation, martial arts, Chinese Opera movement, modern dance, ballet, and calligraphy.Cloud Gate has toured throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and America, at the Next Wave Festival at BAM, Biennale de la danse de Lyon, the Adelaide Festival, Berlin Festival, Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Kennedy Center.
- host:
- Judith Lam
- date & time:
- May 9th, 2007 at 7 pm
- location:
- 6363 Stores Road Studio 2A University of British Columbia
- contact:
- [info@colourschool.org]