{"id":18640,"date":"2018-11-07T10:40:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T10:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabbricaeuropa.net\/?p=18640"},"modified":"2020-02-24T11:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T11:01:53","slug":"china-focusbody-ideology-contemporary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabbricaeuropa.net\/en\/china-focusbody-ideology-contemporary\/","title":{"rendered":"China Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Body, ideology, contemporary<\/h3>\n

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Usually, when one hears of Chinese performing arts, the mind goes to the same set of images: the iconic movements of Peking opera, the physical bravura of acrobats and contortionists, the colossal group choreographies. Postcards from an exotic China, far away in time and space, difficult to reconcile with our (European) idea of \u201ccontemporary\u201d. Suggestive snapshots that tickle the imagination while inferring a substantial, irreconcilable difference between \u201cthem\u201d and \u201cus\u201d.<\/p>\n

Beyond this two-dimensional portrait that the media constantly reproduce, there are not one, but several Chinas. Chinese contemporary dance well reflects this multiplicity: a mutable reality where tradition and experimentation coexist, and interact in complex ways. \u201cBody, Ideology, Contemporary\u201d aims to explore such complexity and offer a broad overview of Chinese performing arts to the Italian and European audience.<\/p>\n

Five emerging choreographers present their work through performances<\/strong> and workshops<\/strong>. At the centre of their research, the body and the ideological forces that influence, shape and define it. From Lian Guodong\/Lei Yan<\/strong>\u2019s body as a place of resistance, to Wu Hui<\/strong>\u2019s and Yu Yanan<\/strong>\u2019s body as a receptacle of memory; from Er Gao<\/strong>\u2019s provocative queer body, to Tian Tian<\/strong>\u2018s archaeological reconstruction of the body. In addition to the performance section, the program offers many opportunities for an in-depth understanding, including lectures by academic personalities, meetings with the artists, and public events joined by Italian dance artists too. Visuality will also play a central role, with video materials presenting seminal personalities and works from Chinese contemporary dance artists.<\/p>\n

Fabrizio Massini, curator<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Programme<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Dance<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Thu, May 9
\nUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi | Florence
\nDANCE IN CHINA BETWEEN TRADITION AND CONTEMPORARY<\/span><\/strong>
\nLECTURE<\/span>
\nLecture, presented by Valentina Pedone, director of Istituto Confucio Universit\u00e0 di Firenze, with Fabrizio Massini, curator, director of S.E.T.A., and Tian Tian (Phd), choreographer and as Beijing Dance Academy associated professor… Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Wu<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Thu, May 9 \u2013 Fri, May 10
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nWU HUI<\/span>
\n<\/strong>THE GREAT WAVE<\/span>
\nThis performance originates from an old lady\u2019s reminiscence, zooming in on the disruption unleashed on people by the \u201cgreat waves\u201d of life. In her long life,\u00a0Wu Hui\u2018s grandmother has ridden many waves: the civil war, the communist revolution, the cultural revolution… Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"Guodong_Yan\"<\/a><\/td>\nFri, May 10 \u2013 Sat, May 11
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nLIAN GUODONG | LEI YAN<\/span><\/strong>
\nI DIDN\u2019T SAY ANYTHING<\/span>
\nA solo piece co-created by\u00a0Lian Guodong\u00a0and\u00a0Lei Yan. The exploration they wanted to make was finding a path from concrete reality to the imagery of body, by objects and actions.\u00a0Meanwhile, they tried to discover a kind of power beyond physical movement\u2019s design… Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Conferenza\"<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Sat, May 11
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nBODY, IDEOLOGY AND \u00a0CONTEMPORARY<\/span><\/strong>
\nTALK<\/span>
\nUsually, when one hears of Chinese performing arts, the mind goes to the same set of images: the iconic movements of Peking opera, the physical bravura of acrobats and contortionists, Chinese contemporary dance well reflects this multiplicity…\u00a0Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Tian<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Sat, May 11
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nTIAN TIAN<\/span><\/strong>
\nPEAR GARDEN and YONG 2<\/span>
\nPear Garden<\/em>\u00a0is a dance adaptation of one of the forms of traditional Chinese opera dating back to the Song era (960-1270 D.C.). Yong 2<\/em>\u00a0is an original composition inspired by the miniatures of the Han era (202 A.C. \u2013 220 D.C.) representing young girls in the act of dancing…\u00a0Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Yu<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Sat, May 11
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nYU YANAN<\/span><\/strong>
\nPING PONG<\/span>
\nPing Pong<\/em>\u00a0is a journey of investigation into the relationship between body and ideology, with the culture acting as a medium. Recalling the childhood spent practicing ping pong, the Chinese national sport,\u00a0Yu Yanan\u00a0reflects on the body as a malleable material…\u00a0Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"Er<\/a><\/td>\nSat, May 11
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nER GAO<\/span><\/strong>
\nPOLLI D\u2019ALLEVAMENTO<\/span>
\nPolli d\u2019allevamento<\/em>\u00a0is the result of a workshop that\u00a0Er Gao conducted in Florence, a continuation of the video project\u00a0This is a chicken coop<\/em>\u00a0(2016). A video work focuses on the wild modernization \/ urbanization process that has taken place in China over the past 30 years… Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"Scambio<\/a><\/td>\nSun, May 12
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nEXCHANGE OF PRACTICES<\/span><\/strong>
\nWITH YU YANAN AND JACOPO JENNA<\/span>
\nExchange of practices and presentation of their own artistic research with\u00a0Yu Yanan, Chinese choreographer and teacher, and\u00a0Jacopo Jenna, choreographer, performer, videomaker,\u00a0open to dancers and performers interested in deepening the theme of intercultural exchange… Read all<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Video<\/a><\/td>\nThu, May 9 – \u00a0Sun, may 12
\nPARC Performing Arts Research Centre | Florence
\nSITE- SPECIFIC VIDEO INSTALLATION\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\nCURATED BY FABRIZIO MASSINI<\/span>
\nWilly Tsao, Helen Lai, Sang Jijia, Er Gao, Wen Hui, Paper Tiger, Hu Qingzhe…
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