When Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre last performed in Hong Kong in 2019, they presented a gala programme paying tribute to the work of their founder, Lin Hwai-min, who handed over direction of the company the following year to his protege, Cheng Tsung-lung.
Lunar Halo is the first full-length work by Cheng and the first Cloud Gate production under his direction to be presented in the city. So how did this legendary company look under their new director?
The answer is, to put it bluntly, much the same. Cloud Gate have always had a very specific style, and that remains true. While preserving their immediately identifiable character may please loyal admirers, after 50 years and with a new director, one might have expected to see some evolution and exploration of new paths.
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