MODERN DANCE WITH FOLK

Inspired by a legendary street artist from his childhood neighborhood, choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung's production of 13 Tongues is set to tour six cities in the fall, Chen Nan reports.

Taiwan dancer-choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung can still recall the story his mother told him about the legendary street artist known as 13 Tongues.

During the 1970s in Bangka (Taiwanese name for Wanhua), the oldest district in Taipei. The artist 13 Tongues would stand in a public space on the street, telling stories and playing different roles - both male and female, old and young - switching from one character to another.