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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Lunar Halo

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A female dancer from the company performing Lunar Halo on stage

Cloud Gate takes you to a whole other realm.


Cloud Gate Artistic Director CHENG Tsung-lung first observed a lunar halo – a sparkling ring around the moon – in the sky over Iceland. The phenomenon is said to predict an impending storm and, on a deeper level, forebodes a time of considerable change.

Working with the Icelandic band Sigur Rós, CHENG now explores the changes that are shaping our world today, particularly our increasing reliance on communicating through new technology.

Performing to a hauntingly ethereal soundtrack, the dancers interact with each other — in pairs, groups, or as an ensemble — as well as with multiple large LED panels that are filled with fluidly moving shapes, colours, and images so that their sheer physicality highlights one of the essential questions of our age: if we can satisfy our needs and desires with just a few taps of a screen, what is the purpose of the human body?

A riveting lunar experience. It is, quite simply, terrific, good enough to warrant repeated viewings.
TAIPEI TIMES

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Audio Described Performances There are a limited number of Stalls seats reserved for partially sighted patrons, and headsets available for those wishing to listen to the audio description, please email tickets@sadlerswells.com if you wish to book these options
Touch Tour To accompany the Audio Described performance, visually impaired patrons can go on a Touch Tour before the performance. Your tour guide will take you backstage, or onto the stage itself, to feel costumes and pieces of the set and learn more about the production. To find out touch tour times, please contact our Ticket Office at tickets@sadlerswells.com or by calling 020 7863 8000.

Did you know?

A lunar halo is an optical illusion that causes a bright ring to circle the moon in the night sky. This striking ring around the moon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

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