Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: 13 Tongues

As a child in the 1980s Cloud Gate Artistic Director CHENG Tsung-lung would contribute to the family business by helping his father sell slippers on the streets of Bangka/Wanhua, the oldest district of Taipei. Bangka was known for its vibrantly diverse and bustling street scene that embraced religious and secular life, rich and poor, work and play, and legal and illegal activities. The young CHENG was transfixed by his mother’s accounts of the legendary 1960s street artist and storyteller known as “Thirteen Tongues” who had adopted Bangka for his informal stage.

Artist Credits
Choreography, CHENG Tsung-lung
Music, LIM Giong
Art Design, HO Chia-hsing
Lighting Design, SHEN Po-hung
Projection Design, Ethan WANG
Costume Design, LIN Bing-hao
Voice Coach, TSAI Pao-chang
Commission, National Performing Arts Center – National Theater & Concert Hall, Taipei