Star2.com
Date: March 10, 2019 
By: Dinesh Kumar Maganathan

PHOTOS BY LIU CHEN-HSIANG

Clans fighting. People divided. Differing ideologies. Strained relationships. All this strife flaring up in a beautiful country. Sound familiar?

No, this isn’t a commentary about Malaysia Baru, but it’s a case of similar political and social state of affairs in Taiwan.

It’s no surprise that Malaysians united in diversity would find solace in Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s Formosa when it opens at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, on March 16. This is the Taiwanese production’s only Southeast Asian stop before its Russian tour in June.

Formosa, which won the Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company at the 19th National Dance Award in the UK, is choreographer Lin Hwai-min’s final love letter to his beloved homeland – and one that is deeply personal, poetic and meditative.    [FULL  STORY]