Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan – 13 Tongues and Dust

Highlights

• Head over to Sadler’s Wells for yet another thrilling UK premiere as 13 Tongues and Dust travels all the way from Taiwan to London!

The highly popular Cloud Gate brings to you 13 Tongues and Dust, a brand new show

Head over to Sadler’s Wells for yet another thrilling UK premiere as 13 Tongues and Dust travels all the way from Taiwan to London. Already famous all over the world, the Taiwanese company is gaining even more hype. Its new work has old elements as well as new artistic directors. 2021 may witness the company’s founder Lin Hwai-Min stepping down. However, this year marks the coming of an exciting and growingly anticipated show.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, also known as Cloud Gate, has created a worldwide reputation. They are well-known to an international fan circle and all the reputed critics because of their vast touring. Lin Hwai-Min established the company in 1973. Its name derives from the earliest known Chinese form – Cloud Gate. The company became the first contemporary group of dancers in the greater Chinese community.

Every single dancer is profoundly trained in internal martial arts, ballet, modern dance forms, as well as meditation and Qi Gong. Under Hwai-Min’s leadership, they take ancient aesthetics and convert it into an observation of contemporary movement. Due to their innovative and one-of-a-kind choreography techniques, they can celebrate the conventional while staying new and fresh.

A little about 13 Tongues and Dust

The show is made up of two parts – 13 Tongues and Dust. 13 Tongues is set in the oldest district of Taipei, Bangka. It is the work of the company’s new artistic director Cheng Tsung-Lung. He grew up selling slippers by the road. He uses these memories by combining them with the sounds, sights and energy of the district.

Dust is the product of choreographer and founder Lin Hwai-Min. It focuses on the battle of Dresden, and especially, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich’s response to the city’s destruction. This is his requiem for this century, and in it, you shall see the performers struggling through the darkness as dirt and smoke covers the city in a twisted manner.

An idea about what you are going to experience

13 Tongues and Dust is a brilliant display of various movement disciplines which includes different forms of mental and physical factors, like meditation, martial arts and dancing. The show is entirely vivid in itself, and the addition of lighting and sound design to the impressive choreography guarantees a performance that is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the audiences to grab. The fusion of contemporary music and the native Taiwanese culture, along with revolutionary digital elements, creates a jaw-dropping and thoroughly urban piece. Experience a fantastic convergence of art, dance and music as the internationally renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan offer you an astounding performance in four parts.

If you haven’t got your tickets yet, make a run for it. This isn’t the usual dance and music show you may be expecting. Cloud Gate has proven the charming nature of their work over and again.

Additional

• Performance Information

  Leading Roles
  Cloud Gate Dance Troupe

  Founder and Choreographer
  Lin Hwai-min

  Artistic Director
  Cheng Tsung Lung

• Performance Times

  Wednesday – Saturday: 7:30 PM

• Getting your tickets

  You will receive your tickets via email confirmation shortly after booking. Please display them on your mobile device along with valid photo ID.

• Theatre Information

  The theatre has a seating capacity of 1,505. It is wheelchair accessible, has an Assistive Hearing System, in-house bar and cloakroom.

• Cancellation Policy

  Tickets cannot be cancelled, amended or refunded.