Published on Aug 8, 2013

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: September 18-19, 2013

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 80, 100, 180, 300, 380, 430, 480, 580

Features: On September 18th-19th, the dance poems Spring Ritual, Eulogy performed by the Hong Kong Dance Company will be stage in opera house of NCPA, which show based on the ideas behind traditional Chinese calligraphy.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Calligraphy takes up an important position in Chinese culture. In the canon of calligraphic arts, Preface to The Orchid Pavilion and Eulogy for a Nephew are, without dispute, the most highly regarded works. As China's "two best works in running script', their artistic value is universally admired, and their authors, Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing, are the most respected masters. But what were the stories behind their creation? How did these works come into being?

Set against the cultural background that produced these works, Spring Ritual·Eulogy explores the intricate relationship between the abstract beauty of calligraphy and literati ideals through an interplay of classical dance and Chinese music.

Adding to their repertoire of "dance poems," the Hong Kong Dance Company explores the ideas behind traditional Chinese calligraphy by performing dances inspired by two famous works in the calligraphy canon: "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" by Wang Xizhi and "Eulogy for a Nephew" by Yan Zhenxing. Various showtimes.

Tickets for Hong Kong Dance Company: Spring Ritual, Eulogy are Available now!