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Press Reviews

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Moon Water
“A friend described the evening “as like waking up after a spa experience” – chilled out, cleansed of all things bad, slightly euphoric. An apt description I wish was mine.”
Susan Turner, Birmingham Post
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Moon Water
“Cloud Gate...offer a totally different interpretation of dance from the classical forms.”
Diane Parkes, Birmingham Mail
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Akram Khan Company & National Ballet of China bahok
“This is not simply a dance piece but a piece with a message. Essentially the theme is cultural identity and how we carry memories of our identity and home wherever we go. There is also a theme of cultural clashes, but an electrifying dance ensemble at the end builds to a collective group hug by the passengers at the end- a message of hope perhaps that despite our differences, we are all more powerful when we collaborate and unite.”
Dominique Brady, The Vine magazine
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The Kirov Ballet Jewels
“For many, the first ever performance from the world-renowned Kirov Ballet in our home city is the highlight of the month-long International Dance Festival Birmingham. And not without cause.”
Diane Parkes, Birmingham Mail
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