Kung Fu

Amelia SchonbeckCultureSutra, a genre-defying work combining the efforts of 17 Shaolin monks, five live musicians, one contemporary dancer, and more than 20 large-scale set pieces designed by Antony Gormey, began innocently enough. It started when Belgium-based choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – easily one of the most compelling dancemakers working today – stayed at the Shaolin Temple on his trip to Henan Province in China. As Cherkaoui...