People Are Talking: UMS presents Ryoji Ikeda’s...
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People are Talking: UMS Presents Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at the Power Center:
Hi hhw,
The ‘floor’ is actually a piece of Chinese Calligraphy Rice Paper. You saw clouds, mountains, and many natural scenes drawn on that paper using calligraphy brushes (dancers sometimes presented as the brushes). The lines are not like the lines drawn by crayons or pens, they are just like stain on the wall made by rain drops.
Hope this helps.
The performance may show something to do with Tai Chi and Qi Gong. However, I have been wondering about the title, Water Stain on the Wall, and Chinese calligraphy since last Friday. The clouds on the floor?
"by hhw