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Presented By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan | 13 Tongues

(Presented by UMS)

Seven dancers from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre company are seen wearing bright neon colors dancing on a dimly lit stage. They are glowing from UV lighting. Seven dancers from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre company are seen wearing bright neon colors dancing on a dimly lit stage. They are glowing from UV lighting.
Seven dancers from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre company are seen wearing bright neon colors dancing on a dimly lit stage. They are glowing from UV lighting.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre returns to Ann Arbor for the first time since 2011 with a “sensationally big, indulgent, and visually arresting expression of cultural memory.” (The Times)

Founded by choreographer Lin Hwai-min in 1973 as the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese-speaking community, Cloud Gate blends its roots in Asian mythology, folklore, and aesthetics with a modern sensibility. In 2020, Lin Hwai-min handed the artistic reins of Cloud Gate to Cheng Tsung-lung, whose work 13 Tongues recalls his mother’s stories about a legendary street artist in the 1960s. Cheng transforms his childhood memories of Taoist rites and the bustling street life of Bangka (艋舺), the oldest district in Taipei, into a dreamlike fantasy world. Beginning and ending with the sound of a single hand bell, the evocative musical score interweaves Taiwanese folk songs, Taoist chant, and electronica to bring us on a journey from the ancient to the contemporary.
Seven dancers from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre company are seen wearing bright neon colors dancing on a dimly lit stage. They are glowing from UV lighting. Seven dancers from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre company are seen wearing bright neon colors dancing on a dimly lit stage. They are glowing from UV lighting.
Seven dancers from Cloud Gate Dance Theatre company are seen wearing bright neon colors dancing on a dimly lit stage. They are glowing from UV lighting.

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  • Starting at $34 (+ fees). Student tickets on sale Mon Aug 26

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