The Chih Shang Township Taitung County Culture and Art Association and Lovely Taiwan Foundation will organize the 2023 Chi-shang Autumn Rice Harvest Arts Festival in Taitung on October 21 and 22. The Cloud Gate Dance Theater was once again invited this year, and artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung made a special Chishang adaptation of the dance work "Send in a Cloud" for the event.
2023 Chi-shang Autumn Rice Harvest Arts Festival features "Send in a Cloud" of Cloud Gate Dance Theater.Photo provided by the Cloud Gate Dance Theater
According to artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung, the dancers practiced "Send in a Cloud" via video during the pandemic. Skylights and cloud shadows are often created by paintings while playing in a theater, but this time it is based on actual sky scenery, and some fine-tuning will be done for this performance.
2023 Chi-shang Autumn Rice Harvest Arts Festival features "Send in a Cloud" of Cloud Gate Dance Theater.Photo reproduced from Chih Shang Township Taitung County Culture and Art Association
According to Lovely Taiwan Foundation Chairman Ko Wen-chan, for the 40th anniversary of The Cloud Gate Dance Theater, Lin Huai-min, the Cloud Gate founder created a custom choreography Rice just for Chishang Township, transforming it into a world-class outdoor theater. After 15 years, The Chi-shang Autumn Rice Harvest Arts Festival has established itself as a recognizable cultural brand in Taiwan.
