How to Reinvent a Dance Tradition? Be Light as a Feather.

Across generations, Lai Hung-Chung and Shen Wei are grappling with the possibilities of Chinese contemporary dance as they ...
Observer

Dynamic and Genre-Defying, ‘Lady White Snake’ Gives a Classic Myth a Contemporary Bite

With choreography by Wang Peixian and a score by Xu Zhong, the show fuses tradition and innovation across every element of its staging. Courtesy Shanghai Grand Theatre “We call snake years ‘mini ...
Daily Trojan

Traditional Chinese Dance steals the moonlit night away

The Mid-Autumn festival is a traditional Chinese fable that tells the story of the marriage between Chang ‘E and Hou Yi. It featured in the second half of Sunday night’s performance. (Jake Berg) ...
The New York Times

Bringing Modern Dance, Once Forbidden, to China

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An oral history project, “Planting Seeds,” considers the history and impact of an American Dance Festival program to train dancers in China. By Brian ...
Daily Bruin

Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA uses performing arts to celebrate, educate

This post was updated May 12 at 8:05 p.m. For UCLA’s Chinese Cultural Dance Club, celebrating Chinese culture is a team effort. The club, founded in 2000, has brought traditional Chinese dance to the ...
Sixth Tone

Diversity in Unity: Exploring the Many ‘Bodies’ of Chinese Dance

Editor’s note: Emily Wilcox is a professor of Chinese studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at William & Mary in the United States and recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim ...
WTAE-TV

Yanlai Dance Academy shares Chinese culture through music and motion

On the outside, it appears to be like any other shopping plaza along Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township.But once you’re inside Yanlai Dance Academy, you are transported an ocean away, coming ...
Indy Week

Local Dance Groups Connect Chinese American Youth With Traditional Culture

Ruby Slippers Chinese Dance Club practice led by Green Hope High School junior Anna Zheng. Photo by Brett Villena. Like many high school students, Anna Zheng has a busy schedule of calculus homework, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Yin He Dance breathes new life into Chinese tradition

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The Chronicle

Dancing at Duke: An interview with Duke Chinese Dance

Dance culture is widespread at Duke University. As the semester comes to a close and many dance groups on campus hold their spring showcases, The Chronicle put together a look into the first five ...
Yahoo

US lawmakers raise concerns about Chinese national ballet performance in Washington

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two US lawmakers, including the chair of a hawkish congressional committee, are raising concerns about the John F. Kennedy Centre ...