It could have been the end of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre when a devastating fire destroyed the studio in 2008, along with costumes, props and the production archive dating back to 1975. However, thanks to overwhelming donations from private individuals and companies in Taiwan, the internationally renowned dance theatre, which is firmly established and popular in Taiwan, was able to rise from the ashes - in 2015, the new home was opened in an extensively renovated former Radio Taiwan International building.
moreIn April and May, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre presents the acclaimed production Sounding Light as part of Taiwan Week in Taipei and in Tainan. The piece will also be shown in Europe from spring 2026.
In the summer of 2023, Titus Engel conducted Olivier Messiaen's Saint François d'Assise, an opera that not only goes beyond the usual dimensions of the orchestra, but in Anna-Sophie Mahler's Stuttgart production also incorporated the urban space and nature as a kind of pilgrimage. A documentary about the production is now available online in the ARD media library.