Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan did the opening performance for London’s Dance Umbrella Festival this week with its piece Wind Shadow.

Dance Umbrella is a five week festival that promotes contemporary dance in London by bringing established companies, such as Netherlands Dance Theater (Holland), Inbal Pinto (Israel), and experimental dance artists to perform in London and by offering dance talks, classes, and special events. If you’re in London over the next month don’t miss it. Their website is www.danceumbrella.co.uk.

This article, Step-by-step guide to dance: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, came out after Dance Umbrella’s first performance and gives an good short history and a few interesting facts about Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan. It also mentions the Cloud Gate Sculpture (the bean) in Chicago. Cloud Gate will be performing January 22 and 23 at Columbia College in Chicago. Here are a few other reviews from The Guardian and The Times Online.

Cloud Gate                                                                 and                                                               Cloud Gate (The Bean)