Salute: dance film starring Fang-yi Sheu, LEAF Festival, Odeon West End, Sunday 23 Oct 2pm

[Emeralds]

This intriguing dance documentary drama about former Martha Graham Dance Company principal Fang-yi Sheu has its U.K. premiere at the LEAF Festival on 23 October at 2pm, at the Odeon West End. It has already been nominated for three Taiwanese film awards (Golden Horse Awards, the Taiwanese equivalent of the Oscars and BAFTAs) including best action choreography (by Sheu), ahead of the ceremony on 19 November. If you enjoyed Yuli, Mao’s Last Dancer and The Turning Point, and enjoy the choreography of Martha Graham,  Akram Khan and Russell Maliphant (Sheu danced a powerful version of his Two at Sadler’s Wells with San Francisco Ballet principal Yuan Yuan Tan) you might enjoy checking this film out.