Bravo! Taiwanese Dancer Hoa Cheng's ‘Touchdown’ Receives Praise at the Contemporary Dance Festival in New York

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Bravo! Taiwanese Dancer Hoa Cheng's ‘Touchdown’ Receives Praise at the Contemporary Dance Festival in New York

Date：2022-01-25

“Cheng's potent solo work combines his knowledge of mathematics and the laws of physics with his powerful expressive force to tell a deeply personal and emotional story through the journey of an electron. ... ‘Touchdown’ is deep with metaphor and dual meanings. It's a beautifully executed metaphor for a timeless truth that could not feel more urgent as we begin 2022.” -- Cindy Sibilsky, Broadway World

“Touchdown… brilliantly conveyed life’s poetic complexity. The work… uses quantum physics as an analogy for life and its uncertainties.”-- Karen Greenspan, DanceTabs

“We can pay attention to moments like the final image in ’Touchdown’ — floating lights representing how electrons ‘glow when they fall.’ And we can remember not to take for granted visits from abroad.” -- Brian Siebert, the New York Times

Incandescence Dance, a Taiwanese dance company, travelled halfway across the world to bring its latest piece, “Touchdown,” to New York for Japan Society’s Contemporary Dance Festival 2022 from January 14-15. The performance did not disappoint, receiving extensive praise from both audiences and critics alike.

Hao Cheng, choreographer and dancer of “Touchdown,” said, “I am honored and overwhelmed. Life is filled with turbulence, and how to face it and deal with it is an important task, especially during this challenging time. I am glad the audience felt comforted after watching my performance. It is an incredible experience.”

Taipei Cultural Center’s director, Huichun Chang, appreciated the Japan Society’s partnership and efforts to showcase Taiwanese dancers at its Contemporary Dance Festival. She added that “This was the first live performance of Taiwanese artists who flew to the United States since 2020, and their wonderful performances became worth waiting for.”

Japan Society – 2022 Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia

January 14-15, 2022

The lineup included FreeSteps – NiNi (Taiwan), A HUM SAN SUI (Japan), Complement (Korea), Touchdown (Taiwan)

New York, Japan Society

Touchdown《觸底的形色》

Mathematician-turned-choreographer Hao Cheng (鄭皓) uses the chalk board as his stage in a solo performance that explores quantum physics through repeated circular motions.