Articles for Lantingji Xu

Dance shows poetry in motion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dance shows poetry in motion

China Daily  

Yonghe Jiunian, an original Chinese dance drama produced by the Shanghai Opera House, portraying the beauty of calligraphy through dance movements, is touring nationwide. The timeless elegance of Chinese calligraphy has been captured in Yonghe Jiunian, produced by the Shanghai Opera House, which premiered in November 2023 in Shanghai and is now touring nationwide. The dance drama, directed and choreographed …

Calligraphy Chinese Shanghai Dance Drama Lantingji Xu Wang Yabin
Dance shows poetry in motion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dance shows poetry in motion

China Daily  

Yonghe Jiunian, an original Chinese dance drama produced by the Shanghai Opera House, portraying the beauty of calligraphy through dance movements, is touring nationwide. The timeless elegance of Chinese calligraphy has been captured in Yonghe Jiunian, produced by the Shanghai Opera House, which premiered in November 2023 in Shanghai and is now touring nationwide. The dance drama, directed and choreographed …

Calligraphy Shanghai Chinese Dance Lantingji Xu Wang Yabin
Dance shows poetry in motion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dance shows poetry in motion

China Daily  

Yonghe Jiunian, an original Chinese dance drama produced by the Shanghai Opera House, portraying the beauty of calligraphy through dance movements, is touring nationwide. CHINA DAILY She adds that the most challenging part of making this dance drama was to decode the ancient ink artistry with contemporary expression, guiding the audience through an artistic journey transcending time to reflect upon …

Dance Lantingji Xu Wang Xizhi
Dance shows poetry in motion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dance shows poetry in motion

China Daily  

Yonghe Jiunian, an original Chinese dance drama produced by the Shanghai Opera House, portraying the beauty of calligraphy through dance movements, is touring nationwide. In the dance drama, director Wang Yabin created a goose character played by Tan Yimei, also a principal dancer of the Shanghai Opera House troupe. According to Wang Yabin, the dance drama Yonghe Jiunian is named …

Dance Drama Chinese Wang Lantingji Xu Wang Yabin Wang Xizhi
Opera house creates historic show inspired by Lantingji Xu
2 years ago

Opera house creates historic show inspired by Lantingji Xu

China Daily  

Inspired by the Chinese calligraphy piece Lantingji Xu, a dance theater production, titled In the Ninth Year in Emperor Yonghe, is in the making at the Shanghai Opera House. A dance theater production about Lantingji Xu, the Chinese calligraphy piece, is now in the making at the Shanghai Opera House. Although there have been several short dance performances inspired by …

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