For the past 15 years, the internationally acclaimed 

choreographic duo, Ma Bo and Li Hanzhong, have 

been praised for their uniquely recognizable, strong, 

sleek, and defiant style. They are known for their dramatic 

movement and simple sets. In this performance they have 

created a new kind of choreography, pushing their own 

personal boundaries to sculpt pure movement set to a 

peaceful score and framed by a fantastical stage design. 

This work is a chance for the choreographers to explore 

a new aesthetic sensibility and continue to reinvent their 

artistic style.

Choreography

LI Han-zhong、MA Bo

Lighting

Godzilla TAN

Set

GUO Yin

Costume

ZHANG Yi、FAN Xiaoling ( QUEENREE Studio)

Music

Tosca、Philip CHAMBON

Dancers

MA Bo, ZUO Yan, LIAO Si-di, SONG Ting-ting,

ZHAO Ke-xin, ZI Wei, LIANG Yu, XU Yi-ming

LIU Yi-feng, LIU Chang, ZHENG Zhi, YANG Dong

Guest dancer

LIU Bin

Program duration

65 mins

Premiere

2010.01

Choreographer Introduction

Li Hanzhong was born in the western province of 

Yunnan.  He is hailed as part of China’s first generation 

of Modern dancers. Li Hanzhong 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 a 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. Along with his prolific choreographic 

creations in Mainland China, Li has been invited to stage works 

for the Center for the Performance Arts, Adelaide (1998 and 2000), 

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 along with, Willy Tsao, founded BeijingDance / LDTX.

Ma Bo is a founding member of BeijingDance / LDTX. Born in Mizhi, 

Shaanxi 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 remained at the Academy as an instructor. In 1993, she moved to 

Guangdong to join the recently founded Guangdong Modern Dance Company. 

In 1999, she returned north and began dancing with Beijing Modern Dance 

Company and later became a founding member of LDTX. Ma Bo choreographs 

extensively for LDTX and her works, many of which she co-choreographs with 

Li Hanzhong, have been performed throughout the world.