20/03/2023
Dance Theater：dance from the Han and Tang Dynasties
YONG Ⅲ
Date: 19:30, April 7-8, 2023
14:00, April 9, 2023
Venue: Grand Theater @ Shanghai International Dance Center
Choreographer : TIAN Tian
Length : 70 mins
About YONG Ⅲ
The past is a foreign land.
The YONG SERIES are the imagination of the past in an exotic place.
YONG Ⅲ is the third piece of work in TIAN Tian’s YONG SERIES. It continues to explore the postures of the ancient Chinese dancing miniatures, bringing the history back to life. Compared with the previous two works, YONG Ⅲ presents a deeper touch of contemporariness.
Focusing on the artistic interpretation of ancient paintings in different scenes, YONG Ⅲ is composed of seven dances: “Adorning Their Hair with Flowers”, “Tang Palace Concert”, “THE BEAUTY”, “Delight in Dancing”, “THAT Western”, “The Aristocrat in Shenyi” and “The Tage”.
Choreographer Tian Tian was the student of Mr. Sun Ying, the founder of Chinese classical dance of the Han and Tang dynasties. Led by Mr. Sun Ying's philosophy on dance, her works are integrated with modern dance, puppet drama and other elements, with the inherent temperament of modern and contemporary dance. The YONG SERIES have been highly recognized by many professionals in the circle and enjoyed great affection from the audience, and have been invited to attend many international dance festivals at home and abroad. In YONG Ⅲ, you see the past, the history and the tradition; you also see the technology, neon, light, shadow and cyberpunk; you see the wonderful merging of historical telling in the context of future, which is the contemporary revival of the classical Han and Tang dance.
