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OFF Festival d'Avignon | Horse Dance Theatre

Taiwan's Horse Dance Theatre (驫舞劇場) will present their latest works at the 2015 OFF Festival d’Avignon in France from July 5 to 25. With the assistance of the Taiwan Cultural Center in Paris, the French overseas office of the Ministry of Culture, the Taipei troupe will showcase varied performance styles from Taiwan to the world during the renowned summer festival.

All-male Taiwanese dance company Horse will put on a production called “FreeSteps (自由步).” It aims to provoke the imagination of audience members through physical movement, choreography, rhythm, and motion.

The annual OFF Festival d’Avignon, the oldest extant festival in France, is a month-long event dedicated to all elements of performing arts, including parades, theaters, concerts, story-telling, and circus routines. In Theatre from Taiwan will be performing at the festival’s Theatre de la Condition des Soies and Les Hivernales this year.

More information can be found at: http://www.avignonleoff.com/programme/2015/par-pays/taiwan-214/