


Its unprecedented spectacular performance is second to none among the original Chinese dance drama works.

Moreover, the drama toured many European countries in Europe and the US in the past several years. Since its debut, the drama has won several awards such as the "Five Ones" Project Award conferred by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, the "Lotus Award" in China National Dance Competition and the "Wenhua Grand Prize" in China. Lanzhou Opera House perfectly presents the profound culture of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes to millions of spectators in the form of Chinese folk dance, known as "movable Dunhuang". Over the past 19 years, the drama Dream of Dunhuang has been successfully performed more than 1,300 times around the world. The debut also marked the perfect start of an incredibly successful artistic creation. On Jan 11 and 12, it will be staged at Shubert Theater in the Boch Center, Boston.The mammoth dance drama Dream of Dunhuang composed by Lanzhou Opera House premiered at the Chinese Theater in Beijing on April 24, 2000, to a great success. The dance drama will be performed on Saturday and Sunday at the Lincoln Center. Since its premiere on October 7, 2014, Soaring Wings has presented nearly 200 performances in China and other Asian countries. "I like the dichotomy between the movement that is supposed to be human and the movement that is supposed to be bird, and the merging of the two together," said J.T.Horenstein, adding that the dance drama was unique as it merges contemporary ballet with Chinese traditional dance. Members of the audience called the dancers' embodiment of the birds impressive. Season 4, to start on August 2021, will consists of Han Geng, Wang Yibo (from the drama 'The Untamed'), Zhang Yixing (LAY, from k-pop group EXO) and Henry Lau as star team captains. The leading dancer Zhu Jiejing said the choreographic language in the drama is unique as it combines ballet techniques and body movements that are typical in classical Chinese dance, and also includes movements imitating crested ibises. 'Street Dance of China' is Chinas first street dance selection and reality competition show. She added that the crested ibis is a symbol, representing mankind's pursuit of harmonious coexistence with all other species. "We establish the beauty of the bird and its habitat, destroy it and re-establish it in our drama in order to present to our audience the significance of protecting our Mother Earth," said Tong Ruirui, director and choreographer of the ballet drama. With traditional Chinese music, opulent costumes, and expressive choreography, the drama appeals to the audience to protect the environment. Following modernization and urbanization, the living environment for crested ibises began to deteriorate and in the middle of the 20th Century, they became endangered species. It explores the fate of crested ibises, beautiful and rare creatures that symbolize happiness and blessings in ancient China.Ĭenturies ago, human beings lived in harmony with these birds - reserved, elegant, sacred and noble, yet also sensitive, vulnerable and occasionally distant.

The dance drama is produced by Shanghai Dance Theater. Koch Theater in New York city's Lincoln Center. Ĭhinese dance drama "Soaring Wings: Journey of the Crested Ibis" premiered at the David H. The Chinese dance drama performed by the Shanghai Dance Theater will make its American debut at Lincoln Center on Friday night. Performers dance during a media preview of Chinese dance drama "Soaring Wings: Journey of the Crested Ibis" at Lincoln Center in New York, the United States, on Jan 5, 2018.
