Venue: Huang Hua Gang Theatre
Time: 20:00 on 07/31/2009
Tickets: ￥280/￥180/￥130/￥80 (Students, Senior Citizens: ￥90/￥40)
Tel.: 159 1810 9201, 159 1810 9202, 020-8704 9512 (Guangdong Modern Dance Troupe)
[The Sixth Guangdong Modern Dance Festival]
Approx 85 mins (15 mins Interval) World Premiere
Dance is not an exhausted body, but a rejuvenated soul.
In Rehearsal and Performance: At Odds choreographer duo, Li Hanzhong and Ma Bo, delve into the personal: over 20-years of dance making, revealing dancer's natural state of mind both on and off stage.
They seamlessly fluctuate between reality and imagination. They use their characteristic sleek and powerful movements to tell their story -- the only story they truly know -- the story of dancers, choreographers, athletes, artists and performers.
Choreographers' comments:
"Rehearse...perform...rehearse...perform...It is my life, my happiness, my worries, my community, and my solitude.
I am 40 years old. No longer a young agile dancer. Is my body aging or my skill maturing? Should I abandon this "youthful work"? I don't know. But the stage, the studio, the dressing room-I am infatuated with every part. I chose to persevere. After all, dance to me is not an exhausted body but a rejuvenated soul."
Rehearsal and Performance: At Odds presents the choreographers' philosophy of art, and their attitude towards expression that narrates their anguish, arduousness and joy. Their desire to be understood and their straightforward expression provide a down-to-earth perspective on modern dance creation. - Dancing Beijing
About the Choreographers
Li Han-zhong is a native of Yunnan Province. LI Han-zhong graduated with a bachelor degree at the Beijing Dance Academy (Chinese Ethnic Dance) in 1991. Upon graduation, he joined the Guangdong Modern Dance Company as dancer, artistic assistant and choreographer. He toured with the Company to the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Korea, Singapore, and the Philippines. In 1996, he received the Asian Cultural Council Scholarship to study at the American Dance Festival. Li has been invited by many international dance institutions to stage new works, including the Center for the Performance Arts, Adelaide (1998 and 2000), the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Taiwan (1999), and the American Dance Festival’s International Choreographers Showcase (1999). LI joined the Beijing Modern Dance Company as the Deputy Artistic Director in March 1999. In September 2005, LI left the Beijing Modern Dance Company and set up the BeijingDance / LDTX.
His major choreographic works include: "The Sound of Heaven," "All River Red," "Undetermined Domain," "Concerto Rhapsody," "Big Release," "The Call of Wild," "Rear Light," "The Bed Story," "The Circle," "Song of Light & Shadow, ""The Cold Dagger" and "Rehearsal and Performance: At Odds" etc.
Ma Bo is a founding member of LDTX. Born in Mizhi, Shanxi Province, Ma Bo studied at the Shanxi Provincial Song and Dance Theater. In 1991, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Beijing Dance Academy, division of Chinese Ethnic Dance. After her graduation she taught at the Beijing Dance Academy and in 1993 joined the Guangdong Modern Dance Company. In 1999, she moved back north and began dancing with Beijing Modern Dance Company and later became a founding member of LDTX. Ma Bo choreographs extensively for LDTX.
Ma is presently the instructor and dance of LDTX.
Her works include: "Variation of Red," "Helpless," "Gone with It in Multi-colors," "Garden of Memory," "All River Red, " "The Cold Dagger," "The Thirteen Singletons," "Rehearsal and Performance: At Odds" and more.
BeijingDance / LDTX
The birth of Beijing Dance / LDTX (Lei Dong Tian Xia , literally translated as Thunder Rumbles Under Heaven) in September of 2005 not only caught widespread international attention, but also captured the imagination of many artists in China. BeijingDance / LDTX was born out of a controversial and exciting time of rapid cultural change in China, becoming China's first non-governmental and independent professional dance company.
Founded by veteran choreographers and a new generation of dancers in China, BeijingDance / LDTX is a platform for contemporary creations. Under the artistic direction of Willy Tsao, China's foremost figure in modern dance, and deputy artistic director Li Hanzhong, the company boasts an ensemble of 14 technically exquisite dancers and a diverse repertoire. Based in China's capital, BeijingDance / LDTX serves as both a leader and a catalyst for the modern and contemporary dance and dance appreciation movement. By nurturing young talent and exclusively working with Chinese choreographers, BeijingDance / LDTX pioneers China's most cutting edge choreography.
Since it's creation in 2005, BeijingDance / LDTX has traveled extensively throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong, Europe and North America. The company has participated in many cooperate and commercial engagements in China and is available for hire. In addition, BeijingDance / LDTX hosts the annual Beijing Dance Festival, which brings the world's most innovative work to the nation's capital. Through performance seasons, educational programs, technique classes, and outreach activities, BeijingDance / LDTX attracts aspiring dancers and artists to contemporary dance and serves as an important voice in the evolution of modern Chinese thought and society.
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