雲門舞集 – 水月

An excerpt of a performance by the Cloud Gate dance company from Taiwan, founded in 1973 by Lin Hwai-min, of one of Lin’s most famous pieces, Moon Water. Video requires Quicktime 7.

This week Cloud Gate are performing Moon Water in London at Sadler’s Wells. The whole work is set to Bach’s suites for solo cello and makes complex references to a number of movement styles, but especially tai chi and qi gong. At the end of the piece, the stage is flooded with water, which reflects the dancers’ bodies and movements. It’s amazing.

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