Hung Dance: Push And Pull
(This is a past event and is no longer running)
An AWARD-WINNING UK PREMIERE FROM ONE OF TAIWAN’S MOST EXCITING DANCE COMPANIES
★★★★★ “With its haunting imagery, intelligent choreography and elegantly restrained design, Push and Pull reveals itself as a remarkably multi-layered work. Built from deceptively simple elements, it unfolds with ingenuity and emotional depth, creating a series of images that linger long after the performance ends.” – thespyinthestalls
“Outstanding show. The two dancers show a skill that goes beyond movement interpretation, approaching the intensity of truly accomplished actors.” – Fringe Review
Capturing the universal rhythm of giving and receiving, resisting and yielding, this quietly poetic work explores resilience and tenderness in a spellbinding encounter between two exceptional dancers and movement artists.
Both intimate and powerful, the work unfolds with remarkable sensitivity and control, inspired by the principles of Tai Chi and the physics of force and balance. The dancers inhabit the delicate space between attraction and independence, intimacy and autonomy, and through fluid, exacting movement, they shape a profound meditation on connection.
Hung Dance was last at the Coronet with Birdy as part of the Taiwan Festival in 2024. “Sublime choreography.” – Youness Bousenna, La Provence
“This choreographic work explores the beauty and complexity of tension and counterbalance, with remarkable precision and poetic sensitivity.” – Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition, 2025
Push and Pull won four major awards at the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (RIDCC) in 2025. It also received two awards at the International Choreography Competition in Hannover, the oldest competition of its kind in Europe.
Read an introduction to Push and Pull from Hung Dance here.
Artistic Director & Choreographer: Lai Hung-chung
Lighting & Costume Concept: Lai Hung-chung
Performers: Lu Ying-chieh, Lee Kuan-ling
Rehearsal Director: Cheng I-han
Rehearsal Assistant: Wu Shin-jie
Technical Director & Lighting Designer: Tsai Chao-yu
Music: Kuo Yu
Supported by The Ministry of Culture of Taiwan (Republic of China)
Post Show Q&A
Join us on Fri 13 Mar for a post-show Q&A with choreographer Liu Hung-chung and the dancers of Push and Pull. This event is free for ticket holders.
