Cloud Gate affirmed the glory of beauty itself.

－New York Times

When you’re talking about Cloud Gate, magic is not too strong a word.

－Time Out London

After leading Cloud Gate for 45 glorious years and making it one of the finest dance companies in the world, LIN Hwin-min, “one of the greats of the 20th century” (South China Morning Post), will take his final bow as artistic director of the company at the end of 2019.

The 45th Anniversary Gala Program is a retrospective of his works, featuring highlights of Cloud Gate classics that have mesmerized audiences worldwide, including

Portrait of the Families  

 An Aesthetic Declaration of Independence

－Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung

The first major theatrical work addressing and tackling Taiwan’s traumatic 1947 massacre.

Moon Water    

Best Dance of 2003

－New York Times

A pinnacle of fusing Tai Chi Tao Yin and Bach’s Suite for Solo Cello.

Cursive and Pine Smoke  

Best Choreography of 2006             

  －Critics poll by Theaterheute and Ballettanz

Two poetic renderings that celebrate the elegance of calligraphy.

Don’t miss this rare chance to see the essence of Cloud Gate’s legendary power and beauty all-in-one. Grab your tickets now!

LIN Hwai-min, Founder and Artistic Director

LIN Hwai-min, a writer-turned internationally esteemed choreographer, often draws inspiration from Asian cultures and aesthetics to create contemporary resonance. In 1973, he founded Cloud Gate with dancers who have been said to “possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman” and “have the power to change your metabolism” (Chicago Sun-Times).

Acclaimed as “one of the greats of the 20th century” (South China Morning Post), Lin has received numerous prestigious awards and honors at home and abroad, including the Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement; John D. Rockefeller Award, New York; Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, France; and Lifetime Achievement Award from the Movimentos Festival, Germany. He has also been named by Time Magazine as one of Asia’s heroes.

Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China. In 1973, artistic director LIN Hwai-min adopted this classical name for the first contemporary dance company in the Greater Chinese-speaking community.

Through LIN’s choreography, the company incorporates training from both the East and the West and transforms ancient aesthetics into thrilling and modern celebrations of motion.

For 45 years, Cloud Gate has entertained and inspired generations of audiences in Taiwan and has toured extensively with frequent engagements at prestigious international theaters and festivals.

The Times praises Cloud Gate as “Asia’s leading contemporary dance theatre”, while the New York Times acclaims, “Out of the turbulent history of Taiwan and the artistic accidents of a lifetime, LIN Hwai-min has created a modern-dance style and company that are unmistakably his own.”

Concept and Choreography / LIN Hwai-min

Performance / Cloud Gate