Legacy Dance Troupe's dance film "Blue Magpie" was selected for 4 international dance video exhibitions in the Netherlands, Germany, Rollout and Italy.

(Provided by Cultural Bureau of Nantou County)

[Reporter Zhang Xiesheng/Report from Nantou] Nantou County has a vast territory. In order to enable people in all villages and towns to enjoy a balanced cultural education, the Cultural Bureau of the county government not only handles the selection of outstanding performing arts teams this year, but also continues to hold 13 art tours to participate in the performances The team includes the 0471 Stunt Body Theater, which represented Taiwan last year in international performances such as the Avignon Art Festival in France, and last year's dance film "Blue Magpie", which was selected for four international dance videos in the Netherlands, Germany, Rollout and Italy. Legacy Dance Company.

The Cultural Bureau of Nantou County Government pointed out that in order to support the further development of local art groups, the Cultural Bureau organized the selection of outstanding performing arts groups. After the decision of the selection team composed of experts and scholars, this year there are 0471 Stunt Body Theater, Li Jingfang Opera Troupe, Manhui Dance 6 outstanding teams were selected, namely, the Dance Troupe, the Legacy Dance Troupe, the Nantou Dance Troupe, and Sha Xiaoxi.

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In addition, the Cultural Affairs Bureau also plans annual tours by local performing arts teams in Nantou. In addition to cultivating and developing potential performing arts appreciation population, it also hopes to let the public get close to performing arts, attract people to the theater, enhance the performing arts atmosphere of Nantou County and implement the culture. equal rights.

This year's Yiqi Tongle Township Tour is expected to start in May, including performances of drama, opera, dance, puppetry and music, with a total of 13 performances.

The time and venue of the performance team will be announced separately, and you can check the latest news section on the website of the Cultural Bureau of Nantou County Government.

Among them, the Legacy Dance Troupe from Puli has cultivated many outstanding new-generation dancers. It has been selected as an outstanding performing arts team in Nantou County for four consecutive years. "Magpie" exquisitely interprets the beautiful Taiwanese blue magpie, a unique bird species in Taiwan, through dance forms. At the same time, under the combination of body tension and the fusion of traditional and contemporary music, it overlaps and records the mental journey of dancers, as if presenting beauty and vision. His video love poems were selected into 4 international dance video exhibitions in the Netherlands, Germany, Rollout and Italy, which promoted the soft power of Taiwan art to the international stage and let the world know more about the beauty of Taiwan.

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At the beginning of the formation of the 0471 Stunt Body Theater, it hoped to "bring the international circus back to Nantou". In the past two years, in addition to actively participating in large and small performances in various places in China, it was selected to represent Taiwan in France's Avignon Art Festival and other international events in 2022. The performance is brilliant; and this year 0471 will go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to participate in overseas performances from August 4th to 28th. The team looks forward to performing in Nantou County Yiqi Tongle Township to combine this abundant circus with The energy of performing arts brings to Nantou, creating more profound local connections with Nantou.

0471 Stunt Body Theater, represented Taiwan in international performances such as the Avignon Art Festival in France last year.

(Provided by Cultural Bureau of Nantou County)