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Hung Dance

Sunday, April 4, 2027 · 8:00 PM PDT · Meany Center for the Performing Arts

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Hung Dance
Taiwanese choreographer Lai Hung-chung brings Hung Dance to Meany Hall on Sunday, April 4, performing Birdy, a piece that uses traditional Chinese opera headdresses adorned with pheasant feathers to explore themes of freedom and constraint. If you're curious about contemporary dance that draws from classical traditions, this is a rare local showing of work from one of Taiwan's most decorated young choreographers.

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  • Hung Dance
    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.

    Official site
    Hung Dance 5 Year Anniversary
    Hung Dance 5 Year Anniversary
    Hung Dance — 2023Hung Dance_ BIRDY_1min_Trailer
    2023Hung Dance_ BIRDY_1min_Trailer
    Hung Dance — BIRDY | Highlight Trailer (3 min)
    BIRDY | Highlight Trailer (3 min)
  • Lai Hung-Chung
    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.

    Official site

Venue

Meany Center for the Performing Arts
4040 George Washington Lane Northeast, Seattle, WA 98195, USA · University District, Seattle
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