2009/04/16        Thursday        19:30

★ The Dance of Life (Beijing Dance Academy)

Artistic Directors: Zhang Shouhe and Li Lingyan
Choreography: Liu Wen, Li Peilin and Huang Dejun
Dancers: Wang Qing, Ye Fei, Liu Wen, Li Peilin, Huang Dejun, An Yushen, Sun Yonggang, Miao Fangfei, Zhao Jing, Bai Ling and Pazilaiti Hongertu
A speck of dust falls from the universe; a new life springs forth from the fission of matter, the journey of fate begins.

★ Sc-Roll

Choreography: Annie
Dancer: Annie
Originally inspired by the daily clashing of media, it also embeds a personal reflection about connections between Chinese cultural forms. Overall, it speaks from and to the senses.
Annie, an Anhui native, graduated from Peking University, is currently studying for her Ph. D. in Dance Department of University of California.

★ Flounce

Choreography: Li Sinuo and Sun Aidi
Dancer: Ning Jiangtao
Living in the exports of the other side of life.
Sun Aidi, Harbin native, graduated from Beijing Normal University, is currently living in Beijing; Li Sinuo, Jilin native, graduated from Beijing Normal University, is currently studying for master degree in Capital Normal University.

★ Fading Love

Choreography: Cui Rui
Dancer: Cui Rui
She is wasting away from pain and loneliness, only finding happiness in her memories.  What she wishes she could forget is still clear; she cannot grasp what she wishes she could hold onto.
Cui Rui, a Henan native, is currently studying dance at Tianjin Conservatory of Music.

★ The Dream of A Falling Flower

Choreography: Dong Jinyi
Dancer: Dong Jinyi
This dance uses the dream-like scenes to express the hurried passing of life; all good things, like the transient beauty of the flowers, will eventually fade away.
Dong Jinyi comes from Yunnan. He studied modern dance at Beijing Normal School and founded the Dancing Jade Studio, is currently a freelance choreographer.

★ Split Up? (Beijing Insititue of Modern Music)

Choreography: Wang Zheng, Zhou Xuan and Feng Yanchang
Dancers: Zhou Xuan, Feng Yanchang and Wang Zheng

★ Love is so… (BeijingDance / LDTX)

Choreography: Shen Jun
Dancers: Liao Sidi, Shen Jun, Cui Tao and Zhao Zhibo
To live, as like today is the end of the world…
Shen Jun hails from Wuxi, after graduating from Capital Normal University he joined BeijingDance / LDTX as a dancer.

★ Fall without Gravity (Physical-ism, Shang Hai)

Choreography: Jiang Fan and Yang Jing
Dancers: Jiang Fan and Yang Jing
Communication has been disintegrating; it has become an empty language, resulting in countless conflicts.
Jiang Fan, a Fuzhou native, and Yang Fan, Zhengzhou native, are both currently studying in Shanghai Theatre Academy.

★ Black and White (Beijing Insititue of Modern Music)

Choreography: Tang Yupei and Zhang Xiaodan
Dancers: Zhang Xiaodan and Tang Yupei

★ Couple with Trio

Choreography: Lian Guodong
Dancers: Lei Yan and Lian Guodong
For the memory of the forgotten, perhaps it is just the body and the melody.
Lian Guodong, Beijing native, graduated from Department of Chinese, Beijing Normal University, is currently a freelance choreographer and dancer.

★ Sketch (Tao Dance Theater)

Choreography: Tao Ye
Dancers: Duan Ni, Wang Hao and Tao Ye
We are shedding the body’s patterns within this light flow, almost like remembering and forgetting.  Suppose we are searching in air or finding peace in our breath. What is it that you really want to say?  You will only leave behind a pale… light trace----a sketch.
Tao Ye, Sichuan native, graduated from Chongqing Dance School, former dancer of Jinxing Dancer Theater and Beijing Modern Dance Company, the founder of Tao Dance Theater.