TNUA student Wu Meng-ke will be the first Taiwan
dancer to become a member of the renowned Nederlands
Dans Theater II (NDT II).
Wu, a senior of the Department of Dance, passed an
audition on January 24 to win her a two-year contract with NDT II. Sponsored by the school, she embarked on
a 40-day tour in Europe early in 2009, visiting Retina in
the UK, NDT II in the Netherlands, and Das TanzTheaterMünchen
am Staatstheater am ärtnerplatz in Germany,
and tried her luck in their auditions.
She managed to win a contract with Das TanzTheaterMünchen
am Staatstheater am ärtnerplatz and took
a break from her school work to experience the life as
a dancer in Munich after finishing her junior year. And
she has again proved herself with another famous dance
company – this time the Hague-based NDT II.
NDT, founded in 1959 and currently under the leadership
of Artistic Director Jim Vincent, is among the most
prominent and innovative contemporary dance companies
worldwide.
Wu said she has been determined to become a professional
dancer ever since she started dance training during
her junior high school years. She recalled how it was
tremendously fruitful and inspiring to work with other
dancers in her Munich year. After this coming summer
vacation, Wu will be heading for the Netherlands. Her
advice to her younger schoolmates is that they need to
have clear goals, and then go for them.