How much can we know about those around us?

Internationally renowned Tibetan choreographer Sang Jijia’s new work further demonstrates 

the power of his signature choreographic style. In this impeccable choreography, 15LDTX 

dancers are thrown into frenzies against live-streamed adrenaline-packed music, as if they 

were wrestling with their unfulfilled desires on stage. At the darkest corners of their souls, 

they cry out for redemption. Enigmatic and exquisite!

Choreography

SANG Jijia

Music

Dickson DEE

Lighting

Godzilla TAN

Costume

ZHANG Yu

Dancers

MA Bo, LIAO Si-di、SONG Ting-ting, ZHAO Ke-xin, HE Yao, LI Yue, TANG Ting-ting, ZI Wei,

XU Yi-ming, LIU Yi-feng, LIANG Yu, ZHENG Zhi, Zha Xi Wang Jia, GUO Wei, QIAN Kun.

Program duration

70 mins

Premiere

2010.05

Choreographer Introductin

An ethnic Tibetan born in Gansu, Sang Jijia graduated from the Minzu University of China 

and was a dancer of Guangdong Modern Dance Company (GMDC) from 1993 to 1998. He 

won the Gold Medal in the Modern Dance section of the Paris International Dance Competition 

(Le Concours international de danse de Paris) in 1996 and was hailed as “The Star of the Century” 

by the Guangdong Provincial Government in 1997. He was awarded the Asian Cultural Council 

Fellowship and American Dance Festival Scholarship in 1998 and 1999 respectively. From 1999 

to 2002, he was a dancer of Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC). In 2002, 

Sang was chosen by the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative to study choreography under 

William Forsythe in Germany. He stayed with Ballet Frankfurt and the Forsythe Company as 

Choreographer Assistant. As a dancer, he has collaborated with leading choreographers around 

the globe. Having returned to China since 2006, Sang has created Sticks for GMDC, As If To 

Nothing for CCDC, and Unspeakable and Standing Before Darkness for BeijingDance/LDTX. 

Sang Jijia is currently the Artist-in-Residence of BeijingDance / LDTX.