“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”

Straying from their previous works that focus on profound motifs, Li Hanzhong and Ma Bo delve into 

the personal: 20-years of dancing. They present dancer’s natural state both on and off stage. In their 

latest Rehearsal and Performance: At Odds Li and Ma seamlessly fluctuate between reality and imagination. 

Using 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.

Choreography

Li Han-zhong、MA Bo

Light / Stage

Godzilla TAN

Music

John ADAMS、Arvo PÄRT、René AUBRY、Henryk GOREKI

Dancers

All the LDTX Dancers

Program duration

70 mins

Premiere

2008.05

Choreographer Introdution

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, 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 remained at the Academy as an instructor. In 1993, she moved to Guangdong to join the recently f

ounded 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.