Hung Dance: Push And Pull

An AWARD-WINNING UK PREMIERE FROM ONE OF TAIWAN’S MOST EXCITING DANCE COMPANIES

“This choreographic work explores the beauty and complexity of tension and counterbalance, with remarkable precision and poetic sensitivity.” – Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition, 2025

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

“Outstanding show. A cathartic show and a wonderful performance.” – Edinburgh Fringe Review

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.

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

Sponsored by: ChinLin Foundation for Culture and Arts