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Tang Dynasty poetry finds steps in dance production

鈥淭he Flowing Dance From Tang Poetry鈥 is the debut work of young Chinese artist Tang Shiyi, who has choreographed, produced and performed in the production as well.

During the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), people enjoyed wine and music, wind and moon, land and beauty. Everyone had their own way of exploring themselves. The freedom and tolerance created an image of prosperity.

Famous names and images in Tang Dynasty poems are like the stars, shining for thousands of years.

Tang uses a contemporary angle to analyze the Tang Dynasty poems and a dance language to open the door to the golden times.

In her soul-stirring number, 鈥淥de to a Sword Dance,鈥 she commences the movements with the power of thunderbolts topping all fury. It ends like still rivers and seas with a clear reflection of the moon.

Audiences get to travel back in time as the dancers move and smile. Tang drew the nation鈥檚 attention after she won the gold medal and the 鈥淪uper Dancer鈥 title in the CCTV program 鈥淪uper Dancer Born Tonight鈥 in 2015. She had a series of signature performances, including 鈥淲here The Legend Begins鈥 and 鈥淐onfucius and Pursuit of Dream on Silk Road.鈥

Her dance shows are mostly based on Chinese traditional culture, from poems to historical stories.


 

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