Hung Dance

Named after the chinese word "hung (翃)" in the aspiration to fly

"BIRDY", photo by Terry Lin"BIRDY", photo by Terry Lin

About

"See You", photo by CHEN Chang-chih

Hung Dance is a Taiwanese contemporary dance company founded in 2017, led by choreographer LAI Hung-chung as Artistic Director. The company’s name, “HUNG (翃),” means to “soar,” reflecting its artistic vision.

Drawing inspiration from the poetry of daily life, HUNG DANCE translates inner emotion and physical states into dance, sensitive to the quiet relationships between bodies, communities, and the world they move through. Its creations blend elements of Tai Chi and Peking Opera with contemporary thought and physicality, cultivating a distinctive and evolving choreographic vocabulary.

Photo by Hung Dance

The British newspaper, The Scotsman, has praised the company as “elegant yet powerful, distinctly personal yet deeply moving… one of the purest and most captivating examples of contemporary dance.” Their work SEE YOU received five five-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Since its founding, HUNG DANCE has brought its work to audiences in over 230 performances across 19 countries and 46 cities. This includes sold-out performances of SEE YOU (2022) and BIRDY (2023) at the Festival Off Avignon, both warmly received by audiences and critics alike.

To nurture the next generation of dance artists, the company also established the “Stray Birds Dance Platform”—an initiative that supports young international choreographers and actively builds global connections, bringing fresh vitality into Taiwan’s contemporary dance landscape.

"BIRDY", photo by Ren-haur Liu

Featured Production

BIRDY

A universal outcry for liberation—stretching from the personal to the political. Dark, yet dazzling; silent, yet thunderously resonant.

The Peter Pan

Commissioned by the National Taichung Theater, this reimagining of Peter Pan casts every character as Peter Pan—blurring gendered archetypes and tenderly exploring the emotional currents of growing up. A dance for all who continue to grow within their inner worlds.

"Formless Erosion", photo by Liu Chen Hsiang

Touring Contact

Damon WANG

Email: damon.wang@hungdance.com
Phone/WhatsApp: +886-966-308-770

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Production Info

BIRDY

  • Touring Personnel: 14 (Choreographer x1, Performers x9, Touring Admins x2, Technicians x2)
  • Performance Fee: 9500~1400 USD
  • Program Duration: 60 mins without intermission
  • Set up/Move out: Load-in & Setup: 30 hours; Move-out: 4 hours (Negotiable)
  • Available Dates: International tours for 2026-2028
  • More information

The Peter Pan

  • Touring Personnel: 16 (Choreographer x1, Rehearsal Director x1, Performers x9, Touring Admins x2, Technical Director x1, Technicians x2)
  • Performance Fee: 9500~14000 USD
  • Program Duration: 75 minutes (80 minutes with local young dancers)
  • Set up/Move out: Load-in & Setup: 30 hours; Move-out: 4 hours (Negotiable)
  • Available Dates: International tours for 2026-2028

Touring

Spring 2026

The Peter Pan and BIRDY

US (TBC)

Spring 2026

MITICI & Glanced Crack (Double Bill)

Europe Tour

October - December 2025

BIRDY

US and Canada

2024

BIRDY

April 6th - 11th: Brazil
April 16th - 21st: London
June: American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina, USA (TBC)

2023

See You

Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide, Australia

2023

See You, Taiwan Focus, Stray Bird Platform Selected

Masdanza, Canary Islands, Spain

2023

See You

Théâtre de l’île, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France

2023

BIRDY

Spazio Teatro No’hma Teresa Pomodoro, Milano, Italy

Past Work

See You

Formless Erosion