Keep Blossoming: A 2020 Taiwanese Circus Retrospect in the Pandemic Era
Keep Blossoming: A 2020 Taiwanese Circus Retrospect in the Pandemic Era
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events/performances included temperature measuring, hand disinfection, and asking the audience to provide contact information, all of which has become the new normal. The virus really challenged the conventions of society and understanding, with no exceptions for circus practitioners. But still, the energy of Taiwan’s circus community didn’t stop at all but blossomed into various kinds of flowers.
As the first exchange article fromDuMaXiwith CircusTalk, we want to offer a window for English readers to have a glimpse into the Taiwanese circus environment with a retrospective report.
Year in review: Dance Revelations in movement and growth
While restrictions imposed after the outbreak of COVID-19 sharply curtailed performances in the first half the of year, shows in the second half more than made up for the losses
By Diane Baker / Staff reporter
In a year when so many theaters and performing arts companies were forced to shutter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, audiences and artists in Taiwan were able to enjoy a relative degree of normality, and I felt ridiculously fortunate to not only be able to see shows, but see so many good ones.
While many productions exceeded expectations, I decided against doing a Top 10 dance list, choosing instead to focus on the development of choreographers and companies shown through their new works or revivals.