The Egg

Otherwise known as the National Center for the Performing Arts, but we called it the Egg. We got to go see one night of the annual Modern Dance Festival in this amazing building. The whole thing is surrounded by a moat, and you have to go through a tunnel under the water to get into the building. We kind of expected the theater to be as big as the whole egg, but the place is actually filled with smaller theaters, which is probably much more practical.


We saw the City Contemporary Dance Company from Hong Kong perform, and it was contemporary dance at its finest: lots of good use of props, no side wings on the stage, very informal and almost un-presentational, no costume changes unless the costume was needed for use in the dance, dramatic lighting, almost unpleasant Meredith Monk music, and ridiculously amazing dancers. It was amazing.


Oh, and when we got back, the Chinese students had a cake and presents for Meg, who’s birthday was that day. They brought chicken feet. We only licked them.