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Creation for Beijing Dance Theater
First performance: August 28, 2009
Music: J.S. Bach, sound design by Liu Bo
Artwork: Zaria Forman
FROM THE PRESS:
"Beijing Dance Theater has cooked up something a little different for the 60th birthday party of New China. It's latest offering, Prism, is a triple bill from three rising foreign choreographers, who have produced original works for the occasion. The troupe's artistic director and choreographer Wang Yuanyuan has, for a change, taken a back seat for the production that will premiere today at the People's Liberation Army Theater. It is one of 12 shows selected by the Beijing municipal government to mark six decades of the People's Republic of China and the only one featuring international artists.
The only Chinese element in the three disparate works is the appearance of a fan in Lidberg's piece, Luminous, which caused Wang to comment that: "He's going to be more Chinese than us." Actually, this turned out not to be the case. At a recent preview, the choreographer's signature innovative classical European style was clearly evident. Lidberg has a reputation for producing dance pieces for movies as well as the stage and his best-known work, The Rain, won an award at the Dance Media Honors in Los Angeles. "Of the three acts, Lidberg's choreography is the most challenging," says dancer Wu Shanshan. "He is extremely precise in his directing and subtle in his expression. His simple lines and lyricism look simple but are actually very difficult to master."
CHINA DAILY, AUGUST 28, 2009
First performance: August 28, 2009
Music: J.S. Bach, sound design by Liu Bo
Artwork: Zaria Forman
FROM THE PRESS:
"Beijing Dance Theater has cooked up something a little different for the 60th birthday party of New China. It's latest offering, Prism, is a triple bill from three rising foreign choreographers, who have produced original works for the occasion. The troupe's artistic director and choreographer Wang Yuanyuan has, for a change, taken a back seat for the production that will premiere today at the People's Liberation Army Theater. It is one of 12 shows selected by the Beijing municipal government to mark six decades of the People's Republic of China and the only one featuring international artists.
The only Chinese element in the three disparate works is the appearance of a fan in Lidberg's piece, Luminous, which caused Wang to comment that: "He's going to be more Chinese than us." Actually, this turned out not to be the case. At a recent preview, the choreographer's signature innovative classical European style was clearly evident. Lidberg has a reputation for producing dance pieces for movies as well as the stage and his best-known work, The Rain, won an award at the Dance Media Honors in Los Angeles. "Of the three acts, Lidberg's choreography is the most challenging," says dancer Wu Shanshan. "He is extremely precise in his directing and subtle in his expression. His simple lines and lyricism look simple but are actually very difficult to master."
CHINA DAILY, AUGUST 28, 2009