Phoenix Rising
The traditional striped kabuki curtain of black, persimmon and green hangs tattered and faded. It’s our first hint of destruction.
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Push and pull are pretty commonplace commands. You can push someone’s buttons, pull someone’s leg. Somehow we always manage to conflate the two when facing a door in a public place. Lai Hung-chung, in his duet for man and woman, pushes those commands to their extreme end. Or perhaps pulls them to new territory. His duet “Push and Pull” has made quite the impact since premiering last year, it was twice awarded at Hannover’s International Choreography Competition and bagged four prizes at the prestigious Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition. Now it’s London’s chance to see this nifty work which has repped Taiwan with pride.
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