Hung Dance to fly into Field Hall with ‘Birdy’

PORT ANGELES — The dancers fly around the planet, alighting in the Canary Islands of Spain, in their home country of Taiwan, and soon on the North Olympic Peninsula.

The Hung Dance ensemble will bring its contemporary piece, “Birdy,” to Field Arts & Events Hall on Wednesday. It’s a story about something we all experience, said dancer Cheng I-Han: “Birdy” dives into how we face difficulty, get free and fly.

“We’ve performed around 100 shows,” the dancer said. “The audience is always sharing that they feel so many emotions, beyond words.”

Together, the ensemble of eight turns the stage into a scene pairing earth and sky. Their bodies flutter and glide; the struggle gives way to grace.

Hung is a Chinese word meaning to soar, and this company does that by blending contemporary dance, Pekin