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February 26, 2014
The
Portland Observer Black History Month
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Inspired by Buddha’s Quest
Asia dance
company’s
stunning
homage to
enlightenment
White Bird presents the Portland
debut of Asia’s most acclaimed
dance company, Cloud Gate Dance
Theatre of Taiwan, Tuesday, March
4, at the Keller Auditorium, present­
ing their masterwork “Songs of the
W anderers.”
A visually stunning homage to
spiritual pilgrimage, Songs of the
W anderers weaves the story of
Siddhartha’s quest for spiritual en­
lightenment with the language of
contemporary movement. Featuring
an astonishing 3 14 tons of falling,
golden rice on stage, which the danc­
ers move through and with, it is a
stirring spectacle of dance theatre.
Founded in 1973 by internation­
ally renowned choreographer Lin
Hwai-min, Cloud Gate is composed
of 24 virtuoso dancers and has de­
veloped a reputation steeped in tra­
dition while also being a leader in
contemporary dance.
Named after the oldest known
dance in China, its troupe of danc-
Auditoriutn aCC'a'med dance comPany’ Cloud Gate Danca Theater of Taiwan, performs Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Keller
ers are trained in meditation, Qi Gong,
an ancient form of breathing exer-
cise, martial arts, modem dance,
ballet, and calligraphy.
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