Mountains, seas, and dancing art – the Tamsui “Cloud Gate Theatre” opens

▲ The new home of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre is nestled within the lush greenery of the Tamsui Cultural, Artistic, and Educational Center in New Taipei City, offering an artistic space that blends leisure, recreation, and cultural performances. (Photo / Provided by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre)

Reported by Tsai Wen-jun / Taipei

There’s now another great place to visit in Tamsui.Tamsui Cloud Door Theatreofficially opened on the 19th at the Tamsui Cultural, Artistic, and Educational Center in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District. Here, you can enjoy captivating performances by the Cloud Door Dance Theatre, while also being close to historical landmarks like the Fort San Domingo and the One Drop Park, making it a new destination that combines cultural arts and leisure.

The former site of the Tamsui Cloud Door Theatre was the Central Broadcasting Station. Now, the original base and a quarter of the large lawn have been preserved, with over 200 trees planted to create a theatre and arts space surrounded by natural woods. The area is brought to life with the dynamic presence of a sculpture of choreographer and dancer Luo Man-fei, along with ten pieces from the “White Color Human Realm Series” by master sculptor Ju Ming.

▲ The “Luo Man-fei Sculpture,” created in memory of Luo Man-fei, the first-generation dancer of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and founding artistic director of Cloud Gate 2, is inspired by her beautiful spinning figure lasting nearly 10 minutes in the performance “Elegy,” forever commemorating this remarkable dancer. (Photo / Provided by New Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs)

The Cloud Gate Theatre complex includes a main theater with a roof inspired by floating clouds and built mainly using dark green materials, as well as a smaller theater renovated from the old Central Broadcasting Station buildings, which serves both rehearsal and performance functions. In addition, the outdoor lawn can accommodate 1,500 people sitting on the ground to enjoy performances, allowing visitors to be immersed in nature while watching the art of dance unfold before their eyes.

▲ Renowned master sculptor Ju Ming also generously lent ten pieces from his “White Color Human Realm Series” to celebrate the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre finding its new home. (Photo / Provided by New Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs)

The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre stated,the entire park is an open outdoor space,where the public can come during their leisure time to take walks, enjoy the view of the sea, or admire the sculptures along the wooden boardwalks,although the two theater buildings are only open to ticket holders during performances and are not accessible to the public at other times,but please note,due to limited lighting in the park at night, it is not recommended to visit after dark for safety reasons.

Tamsui Cloud Gate Theatre
Address: No. 36, Lane 6, Section 1, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City
Transportation: Take the Kuo-Kuang Bus 836 directly to Fort San Domingo from in front of Tamsui MRT Station, and walk about 3 minutes from the bus stop to reach the destination.