I don’t mean that “Helm” involves wind like, say, the cyclone that kicks off “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” No, this is a story in which wind is the central character.

From the moment she sashayed into the Werk Room in head-to-toe yellow, Nymphia Wind made it clear that she doesn’t just enter a scene — she owns it. In 2024, the year she became the first Taiwanese ...