Faded Monologue, a realism work of dance, is specially created for the
opening of Beijing Dance Festival by MA Bo, the well-known choreographer
from BeijingDance/LDTX.
“Tener” and “sentimental” are not always suitable words to describe women
in an era where women are mainly praised for their toughness. How many of
these women who are considered strong can be their true selves?
In Faded Monologue, the choreographer is searching for a pure spiritual
territory where she will exposereality, explore humanity, and express her
inner world with sense and sensibility.
Music that used in Faded Monologue is from albums of LudovicoEinaudi,
Hildur Guðnadóttir and Zoe keating.
Choreography
MA Bo
Live Singger
Sen
Producer
LI Han-Zhong
Stage
GUO Xin
Lighting
LI Jun-Long
Costume
Wang Yan
ZHU Di-Li
Sound Effects
MAO Liang
Music
Ludovico Einaudi
Zoe Keating
Dancers
MA Bo, TANG Ting-ting, GONG Xing-xing, LI Ke-hua,
FAN Lu, JIN Xiao-Lin, LIU Ying-ying, ZHAXIWANGJIA,
ADIYA, GAO Yang, LIU Xue-fang, DU Yan-hao, LIU Chang
Program duration
80 minutes
Premiere
2015.07
Choreographer Introduction
A passionate choreographer, Ma Bo was born in Mizhi, Shaanxi Province, and
was graduated with a B.A degree from the Department of Chinese Ethnic and
Folk Dance of Beijing Dance Academy in 1991. She was invited by the Academy
to be a faculty member upon graduation. She joined Guangdong Modern Dance
Company in 1993 and Beijing Modern Dance Company in 1999 and became one
of the founding members of BeijingDance/LDTX in 2005. MA has been collaborating
with her husband LI Han-zhong in numerous creative projects and produced over
30 choreographic works including Variation of Red, Helpless, Garden of Memory,
All River Red, The Cold Dagger, Rear Light, The Thirteenth Singletons, Rehearsal
and Performance: At Odds, Between Lines, First Ritual, Sorrowful Songs Treading
on Grass, Speeding, etc. MA Bo has been invited to work with international art
ensembles: Wright College of Art, Australia in 1998 and 2000, Taiwan's Cloud
Gate Dance Theatre and the American Dance Festival International Choreographers
Showcase in 1999. MA Bo has choreographed and directed a number of large-
scale productions, including Song of Movie, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow,
MAO Ze-dong, Nursery School of Red Capital and The Three Kingdoms, etc.
As a dancer and a choreographer of BeijingDance/LDTX, she has performed
and presented her works in over 30 countries including the US, Canada, France,
Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Korea, Singapore, Australia, Poland, Mexico, etc.