Three Blank Episodes is the latest choreography by LDTX’s resident artist ZI Wei.
It composes of three sections: So Hollow, Very Slow, Extremely Simple. Each section
relates to a specific core of the movement - the space, the time, and the substance.
The seemingly varied imageries and textures of the three sections are all directed to
the choreographer’s ultimate minimalistic aestheticism.
Through huddling of bodies, we see the vastness in space; through flowing of energy,
we sense the stillness of time; through repetition of movement, we discover the pureness
of substance. ZI Wei reflects his creative thoughts upon having room-for thoughts, and
subsequently re-examines the relationship between body movements and space, and time
and the substance within.
Choreography
ZI Wei
Music
Nitin SAWHNEY, Stephan MICUS, Nils FRAHM,
Dustin O’HALLORAN, The Evpatoria Report, L’attirail
Lighting
Joy CHEN
Costume
XING Ya-meng
Dancers
So Hollow
FENG Xiao-ming, GAO Rong, HAO Ying, HUANG Xiang, JIANG Yi-fang, MA Yue,
SHI Qiang, SHI Yao-jia, TIAN Ru-meng, WU Mi, YANG Ye-jun, YI Fan, ZHANG Xue-feng
Very slow
FENG Xiao-ming, GAO Rong, HAO Ying, HUANG Xiang,
JIANG Yi-fang, MA Yue, SHI Yao-jia, TIAN Ru-meng, YI Fan
Extremely Simple
All dancers
Program duration
70 mins
Premiere
2020.12
Choreographer Introduction
ZI Wei, Resident Artist. He was born in Ordos of Mongolian ethnicity.
He studied at the Yilan School of Art in 1994, joined the Inner Mongolia
Erdos Song and Dance Troupe in 1998, the Beijing Modern Dance Group
in 2000, and became a founding member of BeijingDance/LDTX in 2005.
ZI Wei choreography is rich in intricacy and fluidity. He has toured with
the company in more than 20 cities and regions throughout Asia, Europe,
America and Australia, and has performed in festivals in Singapore, Brussels,
America’s Fall and Dance Salad, Sans Palos in Brazil, Wiesdan in May in
Germany, Chinese Year Arts Festival in Rome Italy, and Cervantes International
Art in Mexico. Major choreographies include: Floating, Looks like an Eagle,
Excerpts, Very Slow, Circle, Fountain in modern dance, and Wind of the Sky,
Chang Song in ethnic dance, and Wanghongtai and People of Dingshi Mountain.