THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER
Shanghai City Dance - the Dream of the Red Chamber!
01-25-2008
A CULTURAL GIFT to AMERICA and THE BROADWAY & DANCE AUDIENCES
OF NEW YORK THIS INTERNATIONAL INAUGURAL EVENT CELEBRATING
THECHINESE NEW YEARWILL PREMIERE FEBRUARY 8th & 9thatROSE
THEATER IN FREDERICK P. ROSE HALLHOME OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTERON
BROADWAY AT 60th STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
On February 8th and February 9th SHANGHAI CITY DANCE, LTD.,
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL & COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION and
the EASTERN SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FILM & TELEVISION
GROUP in association with NEDERLANDER WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
will present America and New York's Broadway audiences with the
gift of China's first dance company, dancing their award-winning
interpretation of China's most revered work of literature, THE
DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER.
Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment is proud to support the arts
and culture of China, as the U.S. presenter of this beautiful
piece. Through its affiliate, Nederlander New Century (the first
foreign joint venture approved by the Chinese Ministry of Culture
to participate in theatrical presentation and theatre management),
Nederlander Worldwide recently presented 42nd Street, the first
Broadway show to tour throughout The People's Republic of
China.
The historic cultural event will take place on the stage of ROSE
THEATER in FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL, HOME OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
where the already in-demand tickets will be distributed by
invitation only. "THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER, The Dance" is being
performed by the award-winning BEIJING FRIENDSHIP DANCE COMPANY in
celebration of the CHINESE NEW YEAR which begins on February
7th.
Directed and choreographed by the award-winning ZHAO MING, this
international inaugural event has been scored by the Academy Award
winning composer, SU CONG.
The piece's bewitching lighting design is by China's foremost team,
ZHAO ZHONGCHENG and WENG CHUNPU. The radiantly vibrant and
breathtakingly gossamer costumes are by SONG LI. Principal dancers
ZHANG JIN and SHAN CHONG are China's finest. THE DREAM OF THE RED
CHAMBER is arguably the greatest book in the canon of Chinese
literature.
The venerated story has been adapted for dance by ZHAO MING, WANG
XIAOLING, LI FUXIANG and ZHANG WEIDONG. THE DREAM OF THE RED
CHAMBER follows the tragic story of love and marriage amongst the
three main characters: BAOYU, DAIYU and BAOCHAI, who are the
honored scions of a great noble family. Besides the love tragedy,
the novel reflects the era's social reality and societal changes as
it follows the descent of a typical feudal family. THE DREAM OF THE
RED CHAMBER is not only China's greatest literary work, but it is
also an important historical and archival treasure in the research
of China's ancient official title system, philosophy, culture and
social customs. THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER is an all-encompassing
integration of the humanities throughout the centuries.
The Dance's hypnotically fluid blend of Chinese traditional and
modern choreography presents the evening's narrative in the
riveting rhythms of human emotions. The story's high-stake passions
and fatalistic emotions are danced against a backdrop of riotous
color that can only come from China.
This celebrated gift will be in AMERICA for two evenings only where
it will underscore the belief that culture presents the best of who
we are as nations. Both the February 8th and the February 9th
performances will begin at 8:00 pm.
The historic cultural event will take place on the stage of ROSE
THEATER in FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL, HOME OF JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
where the already in-demand tickets will be distributed by
invitation only.
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