2. HAN-TANG YUEFU Car horns honked and
sirens blared in the distance, but the Taiwanese music and dance ensemble
Han-Tang Yuefu created a luminous stillness on a stage at the Lincoln
Center Out-of-Doors festival in August. The performers offered a rare
glimpse of the intricate, delicate percussion music and serene gliding and
tilting dance of the traditional Pear Orchard style.