Articles for Cloud Gate

Send in a Cloud gives dance a new horizon
1 year, 1 month ago

Send in a Cloud gives dance a new horizon

China Daily  

The design of the projected background is based on drawings made by the dancers. The music of the production features Bach's Six Solo Cello Suites, arranged by Japanese composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu, with the sound design by Grammy Award-winning artist Marcelo Anez. Founded by veteran choreographer Lin Hwai-min in Taiwan in 1973 and named after the oldest known dance …

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Martyrs’ Memorial in Telangana to be world’s largest 'seamless stainless steel structure'
1 year, 11 months ago

Martyrs’ Memorial in Telangana to be world’s largest 'seamless stainless steel structure'

Hindustan Times  

The Martyrs' Memorial that is to be unveiled soon in the city of Hyderabad in Telangana is believed to be the world's largest 'seamless stainless steel structure'. The structure is similar to 'Cloud Gate,' which is also known as 'Chicago Bean', in the US state of Illinois. According to an Indian Express report, construction of the structure was overseen by …

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Anish Kapoor: ‘The government is damn dangerous and a bunch of f***ing liars’
3 years, 3 months ago

Anish Kapoor: ‘The government is damn dangerous and a bunch of f***ing liars’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It’s a sign of the artist Anish Kapoor’s world-embracing fame that …

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Lin's dance comes full circle
5 years, 1 month ago

Lin's dance comes full circle

China Daily  

Choreographer Lin Hwai-min's work, Autumn River. The video is a montage showing running water flowing through stones, which serves as the background of Lin's choreographic work, Autumn River, set to be staged that night. As will I," says the 72-year-old Lin, who, on Dec 31 will step down as artistic director of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre－a position he has held …

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A life of silver linings
5 years, 9 months ago

A life of silver linings

China Daily  

Cloud Gate performs Lin's work, White Water, inspired by a river named Liwuxi in south Taiwan. After 46 years at the helm of Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, choreographer Lin Hwai-min prepares to pass on the mantle to the next generation, Chen Jie reports. The day before, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, the company Lin founded in 1973, won the …

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A life of silver linings
5 years, 9 months ago

A life of silver linings

China Daily  

Cloud Gate performs Lin's work, White Water, inspired by a river named Liwuxi in south Taiwan. After 46 years at the helm of Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, choreographer Lin Hwai-min prepares to pass on the mantle to the next generation, Chen Jie reports. The day before, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, the company Lin founded in 1973, won the …

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A life of silver linings
5 years, 9 months ago

A life of silver linings

China Daily  

Cloud Gate performs Lin's work, White Water, inspired by a river named Liwuxi in south Taiwan. After 46 years at the helm of Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, choreographer Lin Hwai-min prepares to pass on the mantle to the next generation, Chen Jie reports. The day before, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, the company Lin founded in 1973, won the …

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A life of silver linings
5 years, 9 months ago

A life of silver linings

China Daily  

Dust, choreographed by Lin Hwai-min to Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8 in C minor, premiered in 2014. Unlike most Western modern dance companies, Cloud Gate's dancers practice tai chi, kung fu, meditation and their early works feature stories about Chinese myths and legends. Time magazine described Cloud Gate as "Asia's leading contemporary dance theatre" and his work Moon Water was …

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