{"id":67938,"date":"2026-07-11T20:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67938"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:10:47","slug":"its-more-manic-than-ever-says-cheng-tsung-lung-of-taiwans-cloud-gate-dance-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67938","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s \u2018more manic\u2019 than ever, says Cheng Tsung-lung of Taiwan\u2019s Cloud Gate Dance Company"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It has been seven years since Taiwan\u2019s legendary Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performed in Hong Kong, and in his first interview in the city since taking charge, artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung says the return allows Hongkongers to see the shift in energy since the departure of his predecessor Lin Hwai-min<\/span>.<\/div>\n
\u201cI am from a different era from him, and we live in a different era now, so I hope the Hong Kong audience will appreciate how Cloud Gate has changed \u2013 we have become more manic!\u201d Cheng tells the South China Morning Post ahead of Cloud Gate\u2019s performances of Lunar Halo<\/em><\/span> \u2013<\/em> a production choreographed by Cheng that premiered in Taiwan in 2019 \u2013 at the Xiqu Centre in West Kowloon from July 10 to 12.<\/div>\n

Lin, who founded Cloud Gate in 1973, stepped down at the end of 2019. He was known for pioneering a blend of Asian and Western cultural traditions and imbuing the company with its hallmark hypnotic beauty \u2013 epitomised in works such as Moon Water<\/em> (1998) and the Cursive trilogy (2001-2005).<\/em><\/p>\n

This signature style came from a cross-fertilisation of the many things Lin has studied: tai chi, qigong<\/span>, Chinese calligraphy, ballet, Peking opera, New York modern dance movements and classical court dance in South Korea and Japan.<\/div>\n
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Lin Hwai-min founded Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in 1973 and stepped down at the end of 2019. Photo: Nora Tam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Cheng stresses he has retained the rigorous physical foundations Lin nurtured in Cloud Gate\u2019s dancers while adding his own interpretation of our hyper-digitised world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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