Hung Dance

Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 8:00 PM PST · Meany Center for the Performing Arts

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Hung Dance brings Taiwanese choreographer Lai Hung-chung's "Birdy" to the University District on Sunday, March 7—a piece that uses traditional Chinese opera headdresses adorned with pheasant feathers to explore themes of freedom and power through movement. If you're curious about contemporary dance that draws from classical traditions, or just want to see what a young Taiwanese artist making waves internationally is up to, this is worth the trip to Meany Hall.

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Hung Dance
Presented with community partner Asian-Canadian Special Events Association Creatures of a feather dance together in Birdy, Hung Dance’s call to the wild. Employing a head piece called “Ling Zi” that incorporates pheasant tail feathers worn in traditional Chinese opera to represent warrior’s power and skill, Birdy offers up a magpie creation, concretizing bright bursts of freedom against the weighted cage of history.
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Hung Dance 5 Year Anniversary
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BIRDY | Highlight Trailer (3 min)
Lai Hung-Chung
One of the best of the young choreographers working in Taiwan today. — Taipei Times, 2020 Lai Hung-chung, a Taiwan National University of Arts graduate, founded Hung Dance in 2017, leaving a remarkable imprint on Taiwanese choreography. In 2016, he won gold and three awards at the Taiwan Creative Dance Competition, a record-setting feat.
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Meany Center for the Performing Arts

4040 George Washington Lane Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195, USA · University District, Seattle

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