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Hung Dance

BIRDY

Nov 19 — Nov 21

Performance Dates

  • Thu Nov 19 2026 8:00 PM
  • Fri Nov 20 2026 8:00 PM
  • Sat Nov 21 2026 8:00 PM

Venue

Meany Hall – Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater

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Single tickets go on sale August 4.

Taiwan's Hung Dance makes its Seattle debut with BIRDY, a powerful and poetic work choreographed by the company’s founder and artistic director Lai Hung-Chung. Performed by eight dancers, the piece blends contemporary dance with elements of Chinese opera, Tai Chi and myth. Using striking props like rattan poles and flowing pheasant feathers (Ling Zi), BIRDY explores the tension between freedom and constraint, personal feeling and social pressure. The movement is bold, fluid and deeply human. BIRDY invites audiences to reflect on the desire to break free, and the quiet strength it takes to keep moving within the world around us.

 

One of the best young choreographers working in Taiwan today.
— Taipei Times

 

Presented in partnership with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle.