Streams of black ink drip down scroll-like screens, dancers mimic the strokes of a paintbrush and Shaolin monks play-fight. Set to a haunting score, these are just some of the scenes in the anime-inspired dance performance "TeZukA."

The production tours across Europe and Asia this year, and brings to life the genre of comic books from Japan known as manga. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, a Belgian choreographer of Moroccan-Flemish heritage, seamlessly melds dance with animation and calligraphy to create a surreal on-stage ambience and...