Beijing Dance Theater makes Chicago Debut with Wild Grass at Harris Theater

BEIJING
DANCE THEATER

Wild Grass
OCT. 28 & 29, 2014
| 7:30PM

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Presented by The Harris Theater for Music and Dance in association with The Dance Center. Performances will be held at Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Drive.

Beijing Dance Theater, China’s leading contemporary ballet company, performs the powerful Wild Grass, the newest work from company Artistic Director Wang Yuanyuan, in the company’s Chicago debut.

In Wild Grass, Wang takes inspiration from the poems of Chinese writer and literary giant Lu Xun, a three-part performance of profound intelligence rooted in ideas of spirituality and individuality. This intricate medley of masterful imagery—titled Dead Fire, Farewell of the Shadow, and Dance of Extremity—is anything but ordinary.

Featuring music by Kangding Ray, Biosphere, Wang Peng and Su Cong (1987 Academy Award winner for Best Original Music, with Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Byrne, for Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor).

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PHOTO: WILD GRASS, BEIJING DANCE THEATER, PHOTO BY LI HUIMIN

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"One of China's most famous ballet directors
is testing the very limits of the country's straight-laced attitudes"
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The Daily Telegraph
(London)

Don’t miss Chicago premiere of this powerful, haunting new work from company artistic director Wang Yuanyuan.

Wang became a household name in China following her collaboration with film director Zhang Yimou for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She founded Beijing Dance Theater in 2008, earning widespread praise for her innovative approach to contemporary dance.

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Beijing Dance Theater's Wild Grass
photos by Han Jiang
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Programs of The Dance Center are supported, in part, by Alphawood Foundation, The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince, New England Foundation for the Arts, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, The Irving Harris Foundation, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, the National Performance Network (NPN) Performance Residency Program, and the Arts Midwest Touring Fund. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Special thanks to Friends of The Dance Center.

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