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Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 3 pm (free event)
Crossing art is pleased to present a conversation with Bulareyaung Pagarlava, choreographer from the prestigious Taiwan contemporary dance company, Cloud Gate 2.

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Bulareyaung, coming from unique aboriginal background in Taiwan will present video and share his intriguing life story of growing up a poor village boy and becoming a world-renown choreographer, his experience with Cloud Gate, Cloud Gate 2 and international institutes such as Martha Graham Dance Company and American Dance Festival.

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BULAREYAUNG PAGARLAVA
Choreographer, Passage
Bulareyaung Pagarlava is from the Paiwan tribe of Taiwan. Bula means “happy warrior,” in his native language. He started his training at the age of 15 and began choreographing when he was a student at Taipei National University of the Arts.
A former soloist with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Bulareyaung received a Performing Arts Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council in 1998 to study in the USA.
He was also a resident artist at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, in 2007, and the American Dance Festival (ADF) in 2008. Three years later, he was invited to return to the Festival where he created Landscapes 2011 ADF.
Bulareyaung was twice commissioned by the Martha Graham Dance Company, for which he created Lamentation Variation in 2009 andChasing in 2011.
Serving as the Resident Choreographer for Cloud Gate 2 from 2004 to 2006, he had contributed Passage, UMA, Lily, Monday 2:10PM, Foreseen,and Gloaming to the repertoire of the company. In 2006, he also choreographed Formosa, the Beautiful Island for Cloud Gate.
For further information on CLOUD GATE 2: www.cloudgate.org.tw/eng