Modern Dance by Beijing Dance / LDTX

Time: 2008.7. 25 (Fri) 20:00
Venue: Guangdong Song & Dance Theater
Add: No.32-34 Shui Yin Si Heng Lu,Guangzhou,China.
Tickets: ￥120/ ￥80 (student ￥40) 

 

BeijingDance / LDTX

The birth of BeijingDance / LDTX in September 2005 not only caught international attention, but also captured the imagination of many artists in China. LDTX (Lei Dong Tian Xia , literally, Thunder Rumbles Under Heaven) was born out of a controversial and exciting time in which China underwent rapid cultural change, LDTX is China's first non-governmental and independent professional dance company.

Founded by veteran choreographers and a new generation of dancers in China , LDTX is a platform for both contemporary relevant and innovative creations. Under the artistic direction of Willy Tsao, China's foremost figure in m odern dance, and deputy A rtistic Director Li Hanzhong the company boasts an ensemble of 14 technically exquisite dancers and a diverse repertoire. By nurturing young choreographers, LDTX pioneers China's most cutting edge choreography. www.beijingldtx.com

Program Description

An ethnic Tibetan, Chinese modern dance artist Sang Jijia was internationally acclaimed as "the most perfect dancer" . Sang was the first Asian artist ever selected for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative Program. He studied choreography with William Forsythe until 2006. On his return, Sang created for BeijingDance / LDTX a creation Unspeakable , in which he tried to combine the brilliant technicality of the dance rs and non-dance movements of extreme psychological tension to exhibit a kind of asymmetry . 

"A world that can be explained even with bad reasons is a familiar world. But, on the other hand, in a universe suddenly divested of illusions and lights, man suddenly feels like an alien, a stranger. His exile is without remedy since he is deprived of the memory of a lost home or the hope of a promised land. This divorce between man and his life is properly the feeling of absurdity". Albert Camus
Reviews

"The Audience felt the variety of unspeakable conflicts and anxieties in modern society, through dancers' terrified eyes, perplexed movement and interlaced role relations." —— People's Daily Overseas Edition

About the Artists

An ethnic Tibetan, Sang Jijia was born in Gansu and graduated from the Beijing Central University for Nationalities. He was a dancer with the Guangdong Modern Dance Company from 1993 to 1998 and won the gold prize in the male section of the Paris International Modern Dance Competition in 1996. Sang was named "Star across the Century" in 1997. He was awarded an Asian Cultural Council Scholarship and American Dance Festival Scholarship in 1998-99. He joined CCDC in December 1999. In 2002, Sang was chosen by the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative Program to study choreography under William Forsythe in Germany . He stayed with the Forsythe Company as choreographer and dancer until 2006. Sang Jijia became the Resident Artist of Beijing LDTX Modern Dance Company and Guangdong Modern Dance Company in 2007.

His choreographic works include Bewildered, 1979, Swing, Comrade, Sit Still Quietly, and Show Your Colours - Blue, Sang's works have been presented in Korea's Chang Mu Dance Festival, Swiss International Dance Festival, International Computer Music Festival, Taipei Arts Festival, Holland Dance Festival.

Source: www.gdmdc.com

Editor: Jessie Hwang