A Memorable Evening of Chinese Dance Classics and Folk Dances
At Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, a cultural landmark of Los Angeles, China Oriental Performing Arts Group will present an evening dance gala. The gala program features vivid folk dances from different ethnic groups of China and elegant Chinese dancing classics that epitomize poetic choreography and a long history of expressing feelings with bodily moves. The performance will be presented by the touring troupe of the poetic drama: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting. It is the sincere wish of the dancing artists that the ethereal choreographic moves will resonate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, bridging different cultures, and fortifying the cross-national friendship bond.
Jasmine is a cultural symbol for the south of the lower reaches of Yangtze River. Adapted from the lyric folk song, dance Jasmine is reminiscent of the misty atmosphere in the old water towns.
The choreography takes inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine. Incorporating the four practices of diagnosis into its moves, the dance expresses the caring heart of traditional Chinese physicians.
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One of the highlight scenes from the poetic drama, a powerful group dance that delineates the azurite edges and green high peaks as seen in “A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers”
As the dancers’ flowing body language evokes the ink on water, the work celebrates the three forms of Chinese arts based on ink: the epic calligraphy, the tacit ink wash painting, and the intricate blue-and-white porcelain.
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Flying apsara is a mythical form from the Dunhuang murals that combines the figure of a dancing god and a singing god. Its various forms and flowy aesthetics inspire the choreography.
Gaba is a folk dance from the Dai people that majorly resides in Yunnan province, Southwest China. In the Dai language, Gaba is the word for fish. The performance mimics the fish in the water.
The scene from the poetic drama focuses on the young Wang Ximeng in the Imperial Painting Academy, a birthplace of many of the glorious artworks in the Northern Song dynasty.
Tender but powerful, subtle with theatricality, the folk dance from the Korean ethnic group follows the dancer’s metaphoric traveling across lights and along the sound.
Paying tribute to the researchers constantly pushing forward the frontiers of science, Far and Beyond is a kinetic performance that showcases the spirit of innovation and perseverance in scientific research.
More fascinating dances to be revealed
at the live performance
The dance gala will be presented by China Oriental Performing Arts Group (COPAG). COPAG is a national cultural group, and its predecessor, the Chinese Song and Dance Troupe and Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, were the two most prestigious state troupes in China. Representing the highest standard of music and dance in China, the Group produces countless outstanding artworks, and has been the home for numerous world-renowned artists. COPAG is known for its in-depth, interdisciplinary choreographic research and for revisiting the cultural classics across genres. The performing arts group has recently presented the influential poetic drama based on “A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers”: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting, and a dance drama on the Dazu rock carvings. Popular with audiences both at home and abroad, the Group has toured more than 70 countries and regions.
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