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Contemporary Chinese Dance Theatre
Seven Sages of
the Bamboo Grove
Trailer
- a Modern
Interpretation
Wasted Talents in a
Turbulent World
“Theatrical magic”,
“Exquisite lyricism and delicacy”
The New York Times
on Yin Mei’s Works
The 3rd
century marked the beginning of 200 years of wars and corruption
in China. The educated class either shied away from politics and
lived an hermitic life in the country like the Seven Sages, or
they strutted around town as dilettantes, refined, elegant and
impeccably dressed.
The Seven Sages and
their legend take over the stage in this modern reinterpretation
by choreographer Yin Mei. Inspired by the 4,000-year-old city
Luoyang, the form, style and movement of Chinese dance is
filtered through the abstract aesthetic of Han dynasty
terracotta figures and costume.
Dreamlike, dramatic and
mystical, Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove is a comment on the
surreal changeability of history, fact and perspective.
Concept/Choreography/Direction: Yin Mei
Director/Dramaturge: Jay Scheib
Composer: Kung Chi-shing
Visual/Costume Design: Hong Lei
Set Design: Tsang Man-tung
Lighting Design: Leo Cheung
Mar 16 – 17
(Fri – Sat) 7:45pm
Mar 18
(Sun) 3:00pm
Kwai Tsing Theatre
Auditorium
$260 $180 $120
Tickets available NOW at
URBTIX
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