Published on Sep 11, 2014

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: October 23-25, 2014

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 100, 280, 400, 460, 520, 580, 680

Features: The Pine Smoke was hailed as "one of the most important dance works of our time". From October 23rd-25th, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre will be performed the Pine Smoke at Opera House of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Choreography: Lin Hwai-min
Music: John Cage
Lighting Design: Lin Keh-hua
Stage/Projection Design: Wang Ming-Cho
Costume Design: Lin Jingru

A work of delicate lyricism, Pine Smoke celebrates the elegance of calligraphy and the power of emptiness. Instead of calligraphy, on the cyclorama are projected the close-ups of crackled traces of porcelain. As the dance proceeds, the color of the projected images gradually evolves from shinning white to different shades of brown, just like the rice paper aging through time.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
The virtuosity of Cloud Gate dancers has made critics ask: "when has one ever seen a company with such magical and beautiful bodies" and confess that they "possess a control and articulation that verge on the superhuman. These are performers who can make stillness every bit as eloquent as animation. In fact, they have the power to change your metabolism."

Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China. In 1973, choreographer Lin Hwai-min adopted this classical name for the first contemporary dance company in any Chinese speaking community.

Its 24 dancers receive trainings of meditation, Qi Gong, an ancient form of breathing exercise, internal martial arts, modern dance, ballet, and calligraphy. Through Lin Hwai-min's choreographies the company transforms ancient aesthetics into thrilling modern celebration of motion.

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