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International Day Summit 2017

27 to 29 2017, / Shanghai International Dance Center Fosun Arts Center

www.international-dance-day.org 3 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org Biancone Tobias Director General Theatre International We welcome you to the International Dance Day Day Dance International the to you welcome We in Shanghai. Summit 2017 Wei Lou Professor ITI Chairman Shanghai Academy Theatre Institute evening is a tribute to her. “We, Dance Together” Together” Dance “We, her. to a tribute is evening and China from selected embodied by is dancers abled differently includes It world. the over all of dance. inclusiveness the show to dancers doors the opens to event the hope that We scholars, and educators choreographers, dancers, the over all from amateurs, and professionals stimulating platforma for provides and world exchange.international „We, Dance Together“, this is the motto of the motto of the the is this Together“, Dance „We, the that 2017, Summit Day Dance International ITI, Shanghai the Institute Theatre International Foundation Fosun the and STA, Academy Theatre Shanghai. in creating are statement inclusive an is Together“ Dance „We, which event an Day, Dance International for chosen the of ITIDance initiative the first on held was all art the of dance form celebrate to Committee invitation an is It 1982. 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International Dance Day www.international-dance-day.org Summit 2017 2 5 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org International Dance Day Dance International Committee ITI of Dance the founded 1982, In be every celebrated to Day Dance International birthdayon the 29th April, anniversary year of creator the Jean-Georges 1727-1810, Noverre, modernof International of . The intention the in revel to dance, celebrate to is Day Dance universalityart political, all this of cross form, to barriers and ethnic bring peoplecultural and to – dance! language together a common with message a from outstanding an Everyyear, circulated is dancer or choreographer the of The author world. the throughout message selected is ITI the by based on Committee,proposals and the from Dance the languages numerous into message translated is and globally. circulated will stand at the heart of this year’s International International year’s heartthe stand of this at will celebration. Day Dance a wonderful International I wish same spirit, this In across societies in men and women to Day Dance world. the Bokova Irina Institute, to advance universal participation and and participation universal advance to Institute, deepening to arts the in basis the as inclusion peace. and understanding mutual in based today and 1948 in UNESCO by Founded has Institute Theatre International the Shanghai, forward taking in champion been a leading always objectivesthese of -- starting celebration the with promoting and sharing Day, Dance International a was This dance. of force humanist great the artist, great the by expressed uniquely power spirit Her year. who this sadly passed Brown, Trisha 29 April29 2017 on of the occasion the International DanceInternational Day Director-General of UNESCO Director-General Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Irina Ms from Message International Dance Day was created by the Dance Dance the by created was Day Dance International Institute Theatre International of the Committee its and beauty the of dance celebrate to 1982, in dance’s highlight art an to as and universality form respect and deepen dialogue, ability to unique between men and understanding women mutual and of turbulence times in Today, world. the across been never has power this transformation, social so vital. celebration importance2017 the of the is This This Shanghai. in Day Dance of International presenting ground, new breaks celebration performances, including a three-day festival, power the highlighting lectures workshops, and all artists spectators, including and unite to dance of in a choreographers and ableddancers differently diversity. cultural of rich programme Together” Dance “We, the guide The same goals partnership longstanding the and initiative, Theatre International the and between UNESCO Message from Director UNESCO General from Message

International Dance Day www.international-dance-day.org Summit 2017 4 7 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org Closer me than to anything itelse, gives me strength each throughday the energy and generosity can. Its as dance only poetry comforts me. Mourad Merzouki, 2014 Dance is the manifestationDance of is the Dance our being alive. transformation. locates Dance affordsthe dance soul, the body a spiritual dimension. Sasha , 2007 I realized that dance healed, healed, that dance I realized it almost an had medicinal effect, it helpedto not me be so introverted and opened me up to other people. Galvan de los Reyes, 2015 It (dancing) gives us pleasure, It (dancing) liberates us and give us, faint comfort that for it us humans to birds, is impossiblelike fly to approach the sacred, the sky, infinity. Julio Bocca, 2010 thisIn digital images age, of movements take millions of forms. They are fascinating. But they can never replace becausedance images do not is a celebrationbreathe. Dance of life. Lin Hwai-Min, 2013 People reflecteachother but whenconstantly, they perhapsdance, what they reflect most is momentthat of honesty. Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, 2012 For of me dancing is a way thinking. Through dance we can embody the most abstract ideas and thus cannot what we reveal see, cannot what we name. Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, 2011 Make dance a movement of of a movement dance Make justice, of a movement the love, light of truth. Lemi Ponifasio, 2016 Quotes Authors of Message 1995 Murray1995 LOUIS, USA Dai AILIAN, and China Trinidad 1994 MARIN, Maguy 1993 and ACOGNY, Germaine 1992 The Netherlands MANEN, VAN Hans 1991 USA CUNNINGHAM, Merce 1990 LAINE, Doris 1989 Kingdom United HOWARD, Robin 1988 Board Committee Dance 1987 Chetna JALAN, 1986 USA Robert JOFFREY, 1985 GRIGOROVITCH, Yuri 1984 No issued message 1983 Henrik NEUBAUER, 1982 2017 , USA BROWN, Trisha 2017 Zealand New and PONIFASIO, Lemi 2016 GALVAN, Israel 2015 France Mourad MERZOUKI, 2014 LIN Hwai-min, Chinese Taipei 2013 Sidi Larbi CHERKAOUI, 2012 Belgium KEERSMAEKER, DE Teresa Anne 2011 BOCCA, Julio 2010 Kingdom 2009 United , South 2008 Gladys AGULHAS, Sasha WALTZ, 2007 2006 King SIHAMONI, Norodom YOSHIDA, Miyako 2005 PAGE, 2004 Stephen EK, Mats 2003 USA DUNHAM, Katherine 2002 FORSYTHE, William USA 2001 KYLIÁN,Czech Jirí ; ALONSO, 2000Alicia Republic; LESUEUR, France Cyrielle REDA, Mahmoud 1999 Japan Kazuo OHNO, 1998 France BEJART, Maurice 1997 Maya Russia1996 PLISSETSKAYA, Message Authors of International Dance Day Dance of International Authors Message

International Dance Day www.international-dance-day.org Summit 2017 6 9 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org I becamea dancer because desire to of my Thetranscendence of gravity always was fly. something me. There moved that is no secret .meaning They are a spiritual in my exercise form. in a physical and communicates expandsDance the universal language of communication, giving beauty birthand the advancement joy, of to human knowledge. is about Dance creativity… the thinking,again and again…in in the making, in the doing, and in the performing. Our bodies are a tool for expression and not mediuma representation. notion for This liberates which our is the essential creativity, lesson and gift of art-making. The life of an artist does not end with age, as some critics is madeDance believe. of people, people and ideas. As audience, an can you impulse the creative take home and with you apply daily your life. it to and admirers all dance professionals message forThis dance is Brown who Trisha to tribute a as published also theover world. is It 2017. March passed away on 18 The message been has put together from her written works in Rosenberg, Susan her by collaborator close and statements Andromachicollaboration with Dimitriadou her Lindahl. shares It aboutvision her work and the values reflects. that it photo credit : © Bart credit photo Michiels Message by Trisha Brown Trisha by Message collaboration with visual artist Burt Barr, whose whose artist Burt Barr, visual with collaboration fans. industrial by dominated striking is set Brown choreographer, a prolific being as As well artist, exemplified as visual accomplished an was been seen have drawings Her (2002). a Draw It’s in throughout museums and galleries exhibitions, in world. the works dance 100 over created has Brown Trisha choreographer woman first the was and 1961, since MacArthur Foundation coveted the receive to been has She Award.” “Genius Fellowship including honors besides, other many awarded Endowment National the from fellowships five Chevalier named was Brown Arts. the for 1988, In Arts des government the by Lettres l’Ordre et dans level the to elevated eventually was and of France, of President invitation the At of Commandeur. 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Aberdeen, in born raised was and in California, College, Mills from graduated She She City 1961. in York New to moving before 1958 become to was what in herself immersed instantly Dance of Judson phenomena post-modern the honed movement she her that here was It Theatre. the extraordinary find the in to investigations perceptions existing By challenging everyday. like-minded with along Brown, of performance, and choreography of artists, limits the pushed forever. changed began and formed company her Brown 1970, In such environs her by works inspired producing (1970), of a Building Down Side the Walking as this around also was It (1971). Roofand Piece with began collaborations her she that time create her saw TheRobert 1980s Rauschenberg. now the as such productions, innovative many music original with (1983), Reset and Set iconic Trisha Brown – International Dance Day Message Author Message Day Dance – International Brown Trisha

International Dance Day www.international-dance-day.org Summit 2017 8 11 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org Brief opening speeches opening Brief SpeechesPanel – Part 1 SpeechesPanel – Part 2 DiscussionRound Table

Theme: Celebrating Diversity: Dance An culturestraditional dance exploration how of preservedare within scene. the dance global Day Dance International the of TheConference diversity. be dance will of a celebration 2017 Summit cultural of concepts the on focusses The Conference relate these how and innovation, preservation and of climate education today’s in dance and dance to globalization. While panel the free speakers are to choose subject their theme the Dance around “We, concentrates Discussion Table Round the Together”, “How does one issues: on preserve following the forms from being dance traditional eroded tides the by local methods do How unique dance culture? mass of understanding global our to contribute techniques and the by appropriated they are ways which In dance? of overriding global culture?” parts: following the has The Conference • • • • Thursday, 27 April 2017 April Conference 27 Thursday, evening evening Performances Shanghai Night 27 to 29 April 2017 April 29 to 27 International Night International Japan and Slovenia Thursday to Saturday, Thursday Saturday, to Thursday, 27 April 2017 April 27 Thursday, Friday, 28 April 2017, evening 2017, April 28 Friday, Performances from Shanghai from Performances Saturday, 29 April 2017, evening 2017, April 29 Saturday, Performances from China and USA and China from Performances Speeches, Message of Trisha Brown Speeches, of Trisha Message Gala Night / A tribute to Trisha Brown Trisha to / A tribute Night Gala Performances from , India, India, Faso, Burkina from Performances Workshops of the Workshops of the Final Presentation Presentation Final 27/28/29 April 2017, 2017, April 27/28/29 Different Workshops Different morning / afternoonmorning Thursday/Friday/Saturday, Thursday/Friday/Saturday, Thursday to Saturday, 27 to 29 April 27 to Saturday, to Thursday International Dance Day Summit 2017 Day Dance International Discussion Conference Round Table Round Thursday, 27 April, April, 27 Thursday, Panel Speeches 1 / 2 Panel morning / afternoonmorning The International Dance Day Summit 2017 is structured in the following way. structured following the is in 2017 Summit Day Dance The International International Dance Day Summit 2017 Summit Day Dance International April 29 to 27 Saturday, Thursday to under theme the is – this Together” Dance “We, 2017 Summit Day Dance International the which event the that The indicates theme organized. is Transformed on inclusiveness. puttingis accent that means this activities the summit of the into scholars for discussion the up opening are we that means It world. the over all educators and and ableddancers differently with performances on puts It accent included. are choreographers people the all of to belongs factthe dance that international bringing in resulted has It world. the China. to performances the during place take to organized is The summit the over all celebrated Day, Dance International Dance the by created event an April, on 29 world to Brown of ITI. Trisha Committee ITIchosen has of International message the for words her us give choreographer, brilliant As this 2017. Day Dance the March, in away passed educator and dancer Trisha to tribute a itself be can considered event Gala the during especially be felt will This Brown. 2017. on Saturday, Night International Dance Day Summit 2017 Day Dance International

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Conference, Thursday, 27 April 2017 at Fosun Arts Center Keynote Speeches – The Speakers

Time Activity Topic

9:00-9:40 Forum Opening

Photo session

Moderator Speaker

Susan ROSENBERG How to Make an Authentic Dance When the Sky‘s the Limit

Cecile GUIDOTE Inclusive-Transformative Dance Arts and the Power to Bind People Together , to Heal Trauma, to Build Capacities ALVAREZ and Confidence 9:50-12:20 YU Ping, Alito ALESSI All Bodies Speak: Everybody Can Dance Panel OU Jianping, Alito ALESSI / USA Susan ROSENBERG / USA Cecile GUIDOTE ALVAREZ / Speeches GUO Lei, FENG Shuangbai Creation and Development of the Chinese JIANG Dong Philippines LUO Bin The Protection of „Intangible Heritage „ Representative Works of Contemporary Chinese Dance Alito Alessi is the Artistic Director of Dr. Susan Rosenberg is Consulting Historical “DanceAbility International” and founder of the Scholar at the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez is the youngest Filipina LIU Qingyi Physical Philosophy of Dance and Basis of “DanceAbility Method”. Alessi has contributed and Director of the Master’s Degree to receive the “Ramon Magsaysay Outstanding Lunch Break to the evolution of contemporary dance for Programme for the Museum Administration of Asian Award for Public Service”, and was the past 30 years. He has received numerous St. John’s University, New York, where she also honoured as a “UNESCO Artist for Peace” for Andromachi Embodying Terpsichore: A Search for Identity through Ancient Greek Drama and Contemporary Dance grants and awards. Alessi began training serves as Associate Professor of Art History. DIMITRIADOU LINDAHL her endeavours as head of a performing group teachers in the DanceAbility method in 1997, Before assuming her post in academia, Susan made up of differently-abled, out-of-school Carmen RUBIO Captives of Destiny: The Spanish Dance enabling educators in various disciplines to Rosenberg was Assistant Curator of Modern and indigenous youths in the Philippines. She Marion MUZAC An Introduction on Youth Dance Project “Ladies First” make their classes more accessible to people and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia is the founder of the Philippine Educational with disabilities. He is known internationally Museum of Art and Associate Curator of Theatre Association (PETA), a national theatre Renat MAMIN Dance and Theatre Acting 13:30-16:00 ZHANG Lin, for his great work in encouraging universal Modern and Contemporary Art at the Seattle movement that celebrates and embodies all Panel PAN Zhitao, Rosana HRIBAR & Presenting A Relationship Through Dance: Personal Experience and Dialogue with Different Theoretical Analyses participation in dance, both at a recreational Art Museum. In these positions, she was epithets of indigenous Filipino culture. She Speeches ZHAO Ruheng Gregor LUSTEK level and in an artistic sphere for the responsible for exhibitions, installations, is the director of the UNESCO “Earthsavers” company’s critically acclaimed choreography. acquisitions, and publications, and worked Salia SANOU “Refugees on the Move” Program in Refugee Camp in Burkina Faso project. She is the spokesperson of the Alessi and DanceAbility International perform directly with artists such as Gabriel Orozco, International Theatre Institute at both UNESCO LV Yisheng throughout the , and Asia. Christian Marclay and Trisha Brown, on and the United Nations. Discussion: He was also a U.S. State Department commissioned projects and artists’ books. She LIU Min How does one preserve traditional dance forms from being eroded by the tides of mass culture? designated Arts Envoy to Mongolia, the is the author of “Trisha Brown: Choreography Title of speech: Inclusive-Transformative 16:10-17:10 CHEN Jianian ZHAO Tiechun Philippines, and Indonesia, and won Hong as Visual Art”. Her writings on Trisha Brown Dance Arts and Its Power to Bind People Round Table MENG Xiaoyan How do unique local dance methods and techniques contribute to our global understandng of dance? Kong’s Choreographer of the Year Award. have appeared in international academic Together, Heal Trauma, and Build Title of speech: All Bodies Speak: Everybody journals and museum catalogues. In which ways are traditional dance forms appropriated by the overriding global culture? Capacities and Confidence WANG Yunyou Can Dance. Title of speech: How to Make an Authentic YING Eding Dance When the Sky‘s the Limit Photograph Jad Nammour copyright St. John’s University, New York

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LIU Qingyi / China FENG Shuangbai / China LUO Bin / China Carmen RUBIO / Spain Marion MUZAC / France Andromachi DIMITRIADOU

LIU Qingyi holds a doctorate and stands as FENG Shuangbai is professor and well-known LUO Bin is a well-known Chinese dance scholar. Carmen Rubio Segado is Universitary Professor Marion MUZAC learned classical dance at LINDAHL / Cyprus a specially-appointed professor at Shanghai dance scholar and critic from China. He is a He is the secretary general and vice chairman of Spanish Dance (1982) and Head of the the conservatory. She left to New York to A choreographer, dancer and teacher from Theatre Academy, as dean of the dance screenwriter, event planner and author, as of the China Dancers Association. He has Spanish Dance Department of the Professional follow the technical education of Merce Cyprus, Andromachi Dimitriadou Lindahl institute, chief editor of dance magazine well as the chairman of the China Dancers made great achievements in the development Dance Conservatory of Murcia. In 1985 creates Cunningham. She became a professor of is president of the ITI’s International Dance “Study of Contemporary Dance Art Research”, Association. He is the doctoral supervisor for of Chinese contemporary dance and dance the Ballet Español de Murcia, Cía. Carmen contemporary dance, and then the head of Committee. She graduated from the State researcher for the Chinese National Academy the Chinese National Academy of Arts. FENG culture research. He has authored “Harmony y Matilde Rubio, and since then the stage the Dance Department of the Conservatoire School of Dance in Athens. With a scholarship of Arts, and doctoral tutor. She has held the Shuangbai has been engaged in research Quality in Chinese Classical Dance”, “Chinese activity has been uninterrupted in theatres de Toulouse. Since 2001, she has conducted from the Onassis Foundation she studied at positions of dance director of the People‘s work on ancient Chinese music/dance. He has Cultural Heritage Protection throughout France, Cuba, Germany, Jordan, educational activities and choreographic the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, Liberation Army Frontline , a keen interest in the intellectual and artistic Theory Research” and many other academic Greece, China, Mongolia and Portugal. She is projects. She collaborates with visual artists, where she studied dance with Nancy Topf departmental director of the common class history of his nation. His research has covered works. He has presided over the key scientific the professor of Alicia Alonso University Dance theatre and opera directors and participates and dancers of the Trisha Brown Dance

of the People‘s Liberation Army Academy of modern dance history and contemporary research project of „China Nuo Dance Culture Institute, Rey Juan Carlos University. She has in the training of young actors at the National Company. She has held teaching positions Arts. She is a professor at the Dance dance history. He has created “Guli Beauty“, Research“. LUO Bin created the script of „Big won Spanish National Dance Award “Culture Theatre of Toulouse. In 2010, Marion Muzac at Balettakademien in Stockholm, University Academy, where she was the director of the „MaLe Watching Sky” as well as several dance Beichuan“ and „Wang Xizhi“ and many other Viva Siglo XXI” (2011), Patriarca del co-directed with Rachel Garcia “Le Sucre du of Nicosia, and Satirikon Theatre Academy in Department of Dance Studies and director of dramas. dance drama scripts. Award (2013), “Giuliana Penzi” Award (2014) Printemps” a choreographic project for 27 Cyprus. She got an award by the UNESCO- the Dance Institute. She has independently Title of speech: Creation and Development Title of speech: The Protection of Intangible and Women in Performing Arts Award COPE young dancers in Toulouse. Following this, she Aschberg foundation for her video dance written numerous academic books and more of the Chinese Contemporary Dance Heritage: Representative Works of 2017. acted with the movie director Sophie Laloy work “Choreographies”. Inspired by her Greek than 200 articles. For the Ministry of Culture, Contemporary Chinese Dance Title of speech: Captives of Destiny: The in the documentary “17 Printemps” about heritage, her work often echoes the myths she has written the teaching materials that are Spanish Dance the initiatory journey of a young dancer who and ancient drama of Greece – however her used at colleges and universities in China. enters the adult world through the experience works also reference contemporary culture. Title of speech: Physical Philosophy of of dance. Title of speech: Embodying Terpsichore: A Dance and Basis of Dance Theory Title of speech: An Introduction to the Youth Search for Identity through Ancient Greek Dance Project “Ladies First” Drama and Contemporary Dance

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Renat MAMIN / Russia Rosana HRIBAR & Gregor Salia SANOU / Burkina Faso LV Yisheng / China LIU Min / China ZHAO Tiechun / China

Renat MAMIN was born in Moscow, Russia. LUSTEK / Slovenia Salia SANOU, born in 1969 in Léguéma, LV Yisheng is an extraordinary Chinese dance LIU Min is a Chinese dance performance artist, ZHAO Tiechun is an expert in Chinese He started to take choreography lessons at Rosana HRIBAR in Gregor LUŠTEK are Burkina Faso, is a dancer and choreographer theoretician and educator at a doctoral level with the rank of major general. She currently national folk dance education, and has held the age of seven. As a part of the company of contemporary choreographers and dancers of contemporary dance. He entered the tutor. He held the post of head of the Beijing holds the post of director of Art College the post of director of the Chinese National Russian Academy of Sciences, he performed who have collaborated with key initiators Ouagadougou National Police School in Dance Academy, as well as professor, doctoral PLA. The list of plays or operas performed Folk Department of Beijing Dance Academy. as a leading soloist. He performed solo parts in and founders of contemporary dance art in the mid-1980s. He then decided to pursue supervisor, dean, and director of the academic by her occupies an important position in He has also been the deputy director of the the „Evening in the Tavern“, „Polovtsian Slovenia. In the past decade and a half they a dramatic training course in the capital, committee. He is the editor and author of the contemporary dance history. In her works she Chinese Dance Museum, and director of the Dances“, „Night on the Bald Mountain“, and have worked with almost every important before moving to with Drissa „Series of Chinese Art Education - Dancing has encapsulated images from across many graduate faculty, as well as Vice President, of others. Renat Mamin teaches dance and stage Slovenian choreographer and a series of Sanon, Alasane Congo, Irene Tassembedo and Chapter”, and presided over many activities different ages, and depicted many different the Beijing dance academy. He currently holds movement at the Higher School of Performing high-profile theatre directors. Under the Germaine Acogny. He met the choreographer and research projects initiated by the Ministry dance personalities and characters. the post of the Vice President for the China Arts Konstantin Raikin. For many years he was production house of Plesni Teater Ljubljana/ Mathilde Monnier and collaborated with him in of Humanities and Social Studies in China. National Centre for the Performing Arts.

the soloist of the Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Dance Theatre Ljubljana they started to create “For Antigone”. In 1993, he became a dancer in Ensemble. In 2000, he graduated from the their own duet, about their professional and the company of Mathilde Monnier. In 1995, Salia Russian Academy of Theatrical Art (GITIS) intimate relationship. Awards have been Sanou created the company Salia nï Seydou. with honours. As a director-choreographer, bestowed on them by some of the most He was artistic director of the Choreographic he works for Walt Disney Company directing important international dance competitions Encounters of Africa and the Indian Ocean, show programs. He has worked as a teacher as well as the highest Slovenian award for organized by the National Centre of Dance in for the Russian Academy of Theatrical Art and artistic achievements, the Prešeren’s Fund Pantin. Again with his friend Seydou Boro he the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre. He has Award 2015. created the first Choreographic Development been the senior teacher at the Moscow Art Title of speech: Presenting a Relationship Centre in Africa in 2006, La Termitière, located Theatre School. Currently he is an Associate through Dance: Personal Experience in Ouagadougou. This centre organizes the Professor of Acting Techniques at the Higher and Dialogue with Different Theoretical Festival “Dialogues du corps” annually. Theatre School of Konstantin Raikin, Moscow. Analyses Title of speech: Refugees on the Move - Pro- Title of speech: Dance and Theatre Acting gramme on Refugee Camps in Burkina Faso

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doctoral supervisor, and research director of foreign dance. He has published 28 monographs books and 36 works in English and Chinese in China and abroad.

CHEN Jianian / China YU Ping / China MENG Xiaoyan / China WANG Yunyou / Chinese Taipei YING Eding / Macao, China CHEN Jianian is a professor, master tutor, and As a Doctor of the Arts and a well-known Chinese well-known ballet expert. He is a member of the dance scholar, YU Ping has held the posts of Vice- MENG Xiaoyan is the dean of the dance school WANG Yunyou is the chairperson of the World YING Eding is a well-known dance artist and teaching guidance committee for the Ministry President of the Beijing Dance Academy, and at Minzu University of China. She has worked Dance Association Asia-Pacific Region, Dean former dean of the Macao Conservatory. of Education, President of the Dance College Art Director-General of the Ministry of Culture of as a Professor and master’s tutor. Her research of the Taipei University of the Arts, and is a He currently holds a post on the advisory of Shanghai Theatre Academy, Vice-President China. He currently holds the post of President of is directed towards national dance education founding member of the Cloud-Gate Dance committee of the Macao arts festival, and is of the affiliated Dance School of Shanghai the Dance College of the Nanjing Art Institute. and teaching. She has written several Company, where she has been working for art director of the Macao Culture Art Bureau. Theatre Academy, Vice-Chairman of the Dancers GUO Lei / China academic monographs, and has undertaken nine years. She received a New York Dance He has created many large ballets including Association, Executive Director of the Chinese GUO Lei is a professor and head of the Beijing national and municipal scientific research Notation Bureau qualification certificate as a „Madam Yu Ching „, „Yellow Land „, Temptation Ballet Institute.He has created ballet works, which Dance Academy. He is a well-known expert for projects. Over her career she has published teacher. In 1996, she won the Laban Movement of a Monk „, „Female Sacrifice“, “Such“, won prestigious international awards. He has folk education who has been engaged in the more than 20 academic papers, and has Analysis qualification certificate. She has held „Shenzhen Story“, „ Macao Bride“, “Kaermima”, won the first prize for choreography at the Art education and research of folk music for many made many significant achievements in dance a post as a full-time dance professor at Illinois „Bulana“, „ Flying to the Moon” and others. He years. He authored the teaching material known Festival of Vancouver successively for nine years, teaching and research. Wesleyan University, the University of Georgia, has won several cultural awards. and has gained the honorary title of the Shanghai as “China Minority Folk Dance Tutorial” and created and Colorado College (20 years), and currently Leadership, Literature and Art Award. the „Snow Area Drum“, „ Fairy In Red River Drum“, holds the position of Chief Executive of the „Person Nearest the Sun“, „Depart” and other Jinglin culture and arts foundation. works.

OU Jianping / China OU Jianping is a respected well-known Chinese dance critic, scholar and translator. He is currently a researcher at the Institute of China Academy of the Arts where he specializes in dance as a director,

18 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org 19 21 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org students, actors, dance amateurs, or young participants. or young amateurs, dance actors, students, a participant most of them it is expected that will take For (More sessions. part the whole series of the workshop’s for in a separate this will be available regarding information leaflet.) of workshops from a wide range of different cultural cultural of different a wide range from of workshops the can be divided into workshops The backgrounds. Ji Tai of:categories (Flamenco, dance traditional Ballet, Gagaku and contemporary dance. and Kuchipudi) Dance, kind has its own Each workshop of participation: they may and choreographers, dancers be strictly professional for The many workshops that are offered during the offered are that workshops many The activities Summit 2017 are which Day International Dance 14 The take place. to ‘know-how transfer’ a encourage (Burkina 10 countries from Faso, leaders are workshop Russia, Spain, India, Puerto Japan, Rico, China, France, variety a broad offer They Kingdom United and USA). Workshops 2017 29 April 27 to Saturday, to Thursday ZHAO Ruheng, China Ruheng, ZHAO director dance the currently is Ruheng ZHAO Centre National China the for artsof the council Arts. Performing the for acted She leading the Red „The „Giselle“, „Fairies“, Lake“, „Swan in roles prestigious equally other many and Detachment”, of director the as time her During productions. to herself dedicated she China, of Ballet Central using by Chinese of the emotions the encapsulate more explore a platform to as ballet western and music, techniques, dance Chinese traditional of the attention the caught stage which artistry, of ballet. world Beijing Dance Academy, and one of the major major one of the and Academy, Dance Beijing teaching academic folk exponents of Chinese practices. „Chinese Books include him written by Art Education „Chinese Style Dance“, Folk National Folk Nationality „Chinese Volume“, – Dance Series “Chinese Method”, Teaching and Material Teaching of Analysis and Origin Tradition, Folk Nationality etc.. Combination“ Typical PAN Zhitao, China Zhitao, PAN society educator, dance a professor, is Zhitao PAN former Association, Dancers China of the member at committee deputy academic of the director ZHAN Lin / China Vice- the currently is professor, associate Lin, ZHAN recent In Academy. Theatre SecretaryShanghai at perspective beenmainly has research his years, aesthetic an as dance and on dance focused Dance the at first prizes many won He has creation. dance Cup“ Li „Tao the as well as Forum Academic engaged Hetheses. is academic for competition “Mood Shadow created has and creation, dance in works. Poetry“ „Long major other six and Dancing“, JIANG / China Dong doctor researcher, scholar, a dance Dong is JIANG the at Deputy and Research of Director of dance, of Academy Chinese the for of Dance Institute modern and in specializes Arts. the research His its and development dance Chinese contemporary extensive produced He has history. and between comparisons cultural into research He has genres. dance international and Chinese and culture dance studied world comprehensively on five 40countries than more in practices dance continents. Moderators

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Workshops – Thursday to Saturday, 27 to 29 April 2017 P Professional Workshops – Thursday to Saturday, 27 to 29 April 2017 P Professional S Student S Student Am Amateur Am Amateur Ac Actors Ac Actors YD Youth Dancer (13-20) YD Youth Dancer (13-20) Date Time Workshop Leader Participants Content Date Time Workshop Leader Participants Content LIN Meifang P, S Ballet Training and Techniques (Part 1/6) Salia SANOU P, S Choreography Based on Personal Experience and Memory (Part 1/2) ZHENG Shuji P, S Introduction of Tai Ji Dance (Part 1/6) 9:30–11:30 Shantala P, S, Am Classical Indian Dance Form Kuchipudi (Part 1/2) Jeremy NELSON P, S From the Inside Out: Incorporating Somatic Approaches in Contemporary Dance Practice (Part 1/6) SHIVALINGAPPA Thursday, Mita NORIAKI P, Am Japanese Traditional Court Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku (Part 1/6) 27 April 2017 Marion MUZAC YD Dance Programme “Ladies First” (Part 2/3) LIN Meifang P, S Ballet Training and Techniques (Part 2/6) Renat MAMIN Ac Dance and Theatre Acting (Part 2/3) ZHENG Shuji P, S Introduction of Tai Ji Dance (Part 2/6) 14:00–16:00 9:30–11:30 Carmen RUBIO P, S Flamenco Techniques (Part 1/2) Mita NORIAKI P, Am Japanese Traditional Court Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku (Part 2/6) Daniel HERNÁNDEZ P, S Physical Training of Dance for Actors Jeremy NELSON P, S From the Inside Out: Incorporating Somatic Approaches in Contemporary Dance Practice (Part 2/6) Gloria GARCÍA P, S Contact Improvisation for Dancers and/or Actors Alito ALESSI P, Am DanceAbility Method ARAMBARRY Marion MUZAC YD Dance Programme “Ladies First” (Part 1/3) LIN Meifang P, S Ballet Training and Techniques (Part 5/6) Renat MAMIN Ac, P, S, AM Dance and Theatre Acting (Part 1/3) Mita NORIAKI Ac, P, S, AM Japanese Traditional Court Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku (Part 5/6) Saturday, 9:30–11:30 LIN Meifang P, S Ballet Training and Techniques (Part 3/6) 29 April 2017 ZHENG Shuji P, S Introduction of Tai Ji Dance (Part 5/6) ZHENG Shuji P, S Introduction of Tai Ji Dance (Part 3/6) Jeremy NELSON P, S From the Inside Out: Incorporating Somatic Approaches in Contemporary Dance Practice (Part 5/6) Mita NORIAKI P, Am Japanese Traditional Court Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku (Part 3/6) Salia SANOU P, S Choreography Based on Personal Experience and Memory (Part 2/2) Friday, Jeremy NELSON P, S From the Inside Out: Incorporating Somatic Approaches in Contemporary Dance Practice (Part 3/6) Shantala P, S, Am Classical Indian Dance Form Kuchipudi (Part 2/2) 28 April 2017 Emery BLACKWELL & P The Application of DanceAbility Method to a Younger Demographic and for Inclusion SHIVALINGAPPA

Jana MESZAROS Marion MUZAC YD Dance Programme “Ladies First” (Part 3/3) LIN Meifang P, S Ballet Training and Techniques (Part 4/6) Renat MAMIN Ac Dance and Theatre Acting (Part 3/3) 14:00–16:00 14:00–16:00 ZHENG Shuji P, S Introduction of Tai Ji Dance (Part 4/6) Carmen RUBIO P, S Flamenco Techniques (Part 2/2) Mita NORIAKI P, Am Japanese Traditional Court Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku (Part 4/6) LIN Meifang P, S Ballet Training and Techniques (Part 6/6) Jeremy NELSON P, S From the Inside Out: Incorporating Somatic Approaches in Contemporary Dance Practice (Part 4/6) Mita NORIAKI Ac, P, S, AM Japanese Traditional Court Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku (Part 6/6) ZHENG Shuji P, S Introduction of Tai Ji Dance (Part 6/6)

Jeremy NELSON P, S From the Inside Out: Incorporating Somatic Approaches in Contemporary Dance Practice (Part 6/6) 16:00–17:00 All workshops All Workshop Presentation / Demonstration by all the Workshop Leaders with participation of students

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LIN Meifang / China ZHEN Shuji / China Jeremy NELSON / UK Mita NORIAKI / Japan Alito ALESSI / USA Marion MUZAC / France

LIN Meifang is a well-known ballet educator, Zheng Shuji is the associate professor of at Jeremy NELSON is a dancer, choreographer Representative of Japanese Gagaku Research Alito ALESSI is the Artistic Director of Marion MUZAC learned classical dance at deputy director of the Shanghai Dance School the Taipei University of Arts. She is a founding and former member of the Siobhan Davies Association, and lecturer at Gakushuin “DanceAbility International” and founder of the conservatory. She left to New York to academic committee, and has trained TAN member of the “Cloud-Gate Dance Company“. Dancers, the Second Stride Dance companies University; His representative works of the “DanceAbility Method”. (More information follow the technical education of Merce Yuanyuan, ZHAO Lei, Sarawaney, Alex WANG, Over her 16 years of cooperating with the in London and Stephen Petronio Dance “Ran-ryo-oh”, and “Na Zeng Yi” have been on page 13) Cunningham and benefited from training at WANG Mingxuan, Yu Hang and other students Cloud Gate, she has held the posts of main Company in New York. He has danced in the performed all over the world. the Choreographic Development Centre of who have won gold medals in international dancer, choreographer, rehearsal instructor, works of Mia Lawrence, David Zambrano, Workshop: Japanese Traditional Court Workshop: DanceAbility Method Toulouse. (More information on page 15) ballet competitions. She has also won many and, as a result, participated in several of their Susan Rethorst, Luis Lara Malvacías and Ritual / Performing Art Gagaku Alito Alessi, with assistants Emery Blackwell international awards for best teacher, and productions. In 1991 she obtained the Taiwan showed his own works. Awards: The New York Japanese Gagaku is very old traditional and Jana Meszaros, will share: Workshop: Choreographic Project “Ladies holds other honorary titles. Chinese Literature and Art Medal, and in 1994, “Bessie” Award for outstanding performance; court/ritual performing arts of Japan with • How to determine common denominators First” she co-established the Taipei Cross-Border Guggenheim Fellowship for choreography. over 1300 years. Most of Gagaku dance and in order to work inclusively In the “Ladies first” Project, 20 teenage girls Workshop: Ballet Training and Techniques Dance Company and performed till 2010. music originates from a mixture of different • Basic concepts of movement improvisation, from all over France paid tribute to the dancers The workshops aim at improving students‘ Workshop: From the Inside Out: traditions from across ancient Asia, and its based on things that can be done by all of the last century who opened the way to grasp of movement, trying to help the Workshop: Introduction to Tai Ji Dance Incorporating Somatic Approaches in roots can be found in Persia (Iran), India, participants – for example: fast, slow, and choreographic creation and at the same time participants integrate themselves into the Taking the original “Guiding of Tai Ji” style of Contemporary Dance Practice Vietnam, China, Korea and so on. When the still affirmed their presence, along with their place, process of the dance and, what is more, to master XIONG Wei as the teaching material, His classes are influenced by his thirty years techniques from these different traditions • Interpretation of movement in society. During the workshop, participants simply enjoy dance. the workshops aim to get students acquainted of continuing study in somatic practices, eventually reached the archipelago of Japan • Exploring self and sensation can experience the working processes of the with the softness of the „nine large joints, and including the work of Barbara Mahler, Susan they were incorporated into official court • Communicating non-verbally with partners French dancers who undertook the project, in so doing make them aware of the toughness Klein, studies in “Alexander Technique”, functions. Gagaku has many various styles, and improvising using physical contact: and understand how they were immersed in and strength of the body. “Bodymind Centering” and the “Feldenkrais one of the most famous of which is Buyaku, relations the world of modern dance choreographers Method”. The classes aim to improve alignment which consists of a series of dances performed • Working beyond predictable back and and how to successfully transcend this legacy. and establish connections through our bony to the playing of Gagaku instruments. forth actions: timing structure as a source of power and stability. • Communicating and expressing in larger groups: design

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Renat MAMIN / Russia Jana MESZAROS & Emery Emery BLACKWELL is a dancer, choreographer, Salia SANOU / Burkina Faso Shantala SHIVALINGAPPA / Carmen RUBIO SEGADO / Spain musician, composer, visual artist, and dance Renat MAMIN was born in Moscow, Russia. He BLACKWELL / USA teacher. He has cerebral palsy, and has Salia SANOU, born in 1969 in Léguéma, Burkina India/France Carmen Rubio Segado is a University Professor started to take choreography lessons at the Jana MESZAROS is a choreographer, dancer promoted civil and human rights for many Faso, is a Burkinabe dancer and choreographer Shantala SHIVALINGAPPA specialises in the of Spanish Dance (1982-present), and Head age of seven. (More information see page 16) and movement educator based in Oregon, years. He was president of “Oregonians of contemporary dance. (More information on art of “Kuchipudi”. Born in India and raised in of the Spanish Dance Department of the USA. After attending the University of Oregon for Independent Living”, a group that page 16) Paris, she considers herself a ‘child of East and Professional Dance Conservatory of Murcia. Workshop: Dance Training and Theatre for dance and business studies, she has taught was instrumental in the passage of a bill West’. She was trained in South India by the (More information see page 15) Acting in the US. She is a Certified DanceAbility guaranteeing every Oregonian with a Worskhop: Choreography Based on Vempati Chinna Satyam. She worked with top Russian theatre education pays great attention Teacher. Currently she serves as rehearsal disability the right to live independently in Personal Experience and Memory dancers and choreographers such as Maurice Workshop: Flamenco Techniques to dance training - perhaps more than director of DanceAbility International and is the community instead of in a nursing home Concerning his workshop, Salia Sanou says Bejart, Peter Brook, Bartabas, Ushio Amagatsu, Carmen Rubio will introduce the arm anywhere else in the world. Future dramatic teaching several DanceAbility classes. In 2015 or other institutionalized setting. “I have the following: “It consists of improvisation Pina Bausch, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and Charles movements associated with the Spanish actors study classical, contemporary, historical she received an Oregon Opportunity Grant to reached more people through dance than I and composition on my favourites themes: Riley. She uses her expertise to raise awareness Dance technique “Palillos”, plus a lot of other

and folk dance. During his workshop, Renat mentor under Alito Alessi for mixed-abilities ever did through lobbying the legislature.” He loneliness and otherness, the individual and across the globe of the Kuchipudi dance form. techniques related to Flamenco and stylized Mamin will describe in detail what skills each choreography. She is a co-founder of “Pop has performed for hundreds of thousands of the collective but also the question of territory, Workshop: Classical Indian Dance Form dance, such as footwork, turns, etc. A dance of these dance sub-genres help to develop Up Dance Boutique”, and is on the board for people and has taught in over ten countries. uprooting, exile and borders. The flow of ideas Kuchipudi piece from “Captives of Destiny”, a Spanish the abilities of a dramatic actor. He also will Dance in Dialogue. and cultures are personally very important Kuchipudi is based on an ancient Indian text, Dance choreographic work which exemplifies speak on the variety of dance culture in to me, making us see, hear and understand the “Natya Shastra”, which has formed the a stylization of Flamenco, will also be taught. Workshop: The Application of DanceAbility Method to a Younger Demographic for Inclusion Russia as a multinational country and how the creative power as a vehicle of tolerance. basis of all Indian classical dances for 2000 The participants of the choreographic staging Certified DanceAbility Teacher Jana Meszaros, with assistant Emery Blackwell, will share how to apply its practitioners combine ballet and dramatic For this workshop in Shanghai, I would like years. The session will focus on some of the will gain a complete knowledge of arm the “DanceAbility Method” to a younger demographic: arts. to address memory and transmission issues. basic elements of Kuchipudi: footwork, hand movements, positions and hand gyrations in • How to determine common denominators in order to work all-inclusively Work on our individual and collective memory gestures, body posture and body language, Spanish Dance. • Basic concepts of movement improvisation, based on things that can be done by all participants – for of daily and historical tragedies which befall facial expressions, and storytelling. Rhythm example: fast, slow, and still; larger and smaller movements us. Let this theme lead us to dance!” and melody are an intrinsic part of Indian • All-inclusive exercises that work in groups of children including with mental and/or physical disabilities dance. The participants will explore the close • How to pace classes for maximum participation relation between these.

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• • • Brown Trisha to Gala Night / A Tribute Day) Dance April (International 29 Saturday, • USA • • • • • •

Dance College of the Shanghai Theatre Shanghai the College of Dance Dragons Red; Raymonda; of A Dash Academy: Dancing Phoenixes and Flying Theatre ShanghaiDance Company: Deep Night Slowly; Dandelion; Shanghai Theatre to School affiliated Dance Wheel; GobiAcademy: Silent Dunes; Shanghai Opera House Night Company: Beauty Heritage: Charming in Xunyang Alley; Shantala SHIVALINGAPPA, by Shiva Tarangam

The International Dance Day Summit 2017 The 2017 Summit Day International Dance offering a is broad varietytop-quality of performances, on the place take will which 27, and Saturday, Friday Thursday, of evenings April. 29 and 28 Shanghai Night April 27 Thursday, A variety performances of offeredby four are institutionsdance from Shanghai: • • • Grassland • Action Night International April 28 Friday, internationallyFour well-known artists or groups are performing: • India/France Performances Thursday to Saturday, 27 to 29 April 2017 29 April to 27 Saturday, to Thursday Performances Beyond SpeakingBeyond in Words: Born in Puerto Rico, now residing in Madrid, Madrid, in residing now Rico, Puerto Born in dance a is ARAMBARRY GARCIA Gloria Spain, As a dance professional. and scholar performer, many span abilities and range her performer, performed has she as contemporary in genres, jazz productions, Spanish classic and ballets. and performances, enabled has a dancer and a scholar Being workshops. has She high-profile give to her of a number for acted artistic the director as performances. successful Workshop: Contact for Improvisation Communication the The reviewing workshop by begins improvisation contact that advantages skills. communication to bring techniques group our into confidence breath they How our sharing comfortable us make and work to aims It others. with experience working the and senses human deeply the explore our convert and us, offer they information devices. useful sensory into experiences Gloria GARCIA ARAMBARRY / Gloria GARCIA Spain Physical/Dance Training for Training Physical/Dance Daniel HERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ is a dancer a dancer is FERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ Daniel performed who has academic dance and de de Cámara Ballet the mostly with dancer soloist principal the He was Madrid. Fuego“, de production the of „Pájaro in Velasco. Pérez Enrique choreographed by he consistently this before years the In countless in performed dancer a principal as teacher a research currently ballets. He is other the at Dance Departmentof the of Classical Institute. Dance Alonso Alicia Workshop: Actors-Actresses workshop peopleThis seeks encourage to a game, were if it as art the face of dance to playful implement to them teaching by attain the to enable which approaches freedom. with “It of moving goal ultimate the work to physicality, our explore to strives spatial and bodily flexibilitygain of our bodies, open door the and improvise, consciousness, composition...” of choreographic Workshop Leaders Workshop Daniel HERNÁNDEZ Daniel HERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ / Spain

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27 April 2017 – Shanghai Night 27 April 2017 – Shanghai Night Only for Meeting You on the Half-way Company: Shanghai Dance Theatre Co., Gobi Dunes Ltd Company: Dance School Affiliated to Choreographer: WU Huan Shanghai Theatre Academy Dancers: FANG Guang, ZHU Jiejing Choreographer: LEI Ming Dancers: AN Nan, ZHAO Yongqiang, All over my life, I travelled past mountains and and others. water and Buddha temples , not for praying for my blessing of next life, only for meeting you on On the boundless grasslands, one group of the on the half-way. Mongolian youths who love their native land, are drinking wine, recalling the once beautiful and richly endowed prairie... A dash of red Wheel Company: Dancing college of Shanghai Company: Dance School Affiliated to Theater Academy Dance Academy Shanghai Theater Academy Choreographers: LI Dan, LI Yun Choreographer: FANG Zhou Dancers: GU Kexin, QURU Mengru, The work reflects the happiness of a bride of the JIANG Guanhong, DENG Yijun, Miao ethnicity in China. The title of the piece FAN Yuting is derived from traditional Miao bridal face painting, where a red rose is etched on the brides Reba originally is the stage property of Tibetan face. The piece also explores her yearnings and bon religion worship and totem dancing. Slowly hopes for a better future represented. The works borrows the Tibetan hot drum for Company: Shanghai Song And Dance sustenance, to express a belief of the pilgrim, Troupe Co., Ltd and yearning for nice future... Choreographer: XIE Xin Dancer: ZHANG Yin

Slowly, like water calmly flowing in ripples, time sees its own shadow in its reflection. The body Night Alley is fluctuating in the water...Slow down time, Company: Shanghai Opera House Dance amplify the sensitivity, bit by bit extend some Company memories, each memory is belonging to the Choreographer: MA Tao other... Dancers: CHEN Han, YANG Jingjing

A faint aroma is the wings of sadness. Sadness is the gaudy clothing of love. Maybe drifting away is the most heady romance; maybe indulgence is the last revel. Maybe...

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27 April 2017 – Shanghai Night 27 April 2017 – Shanghai Night Xunyang Heritage: Charming Beauty in Action Dragons Flying and Phoenixes Dancing Company: Shanghai Opera House Dance Company: Dance College of Shanghai Company Theatre Academy Deep Night Choreographer: MA Tao Company: Shanghai Dance Theatre co., Ltd Choreographer: LI Yuan Dancers: MIN Yan, ZHOU Jie, REN Ke, Dancers: Students majoring in Chinese Choreographers: TONG Ruirui, SHAO Weiqiu TAN yimei, ZHANG Shuai Lead Dancer: ZHU Jiejing dance performance of the Dance College of Shanghai In the sparse shade granted by the Xunyang Theatre Academy It‘s a long night spent playing from the heart. moon, many evocative visions emerge and Jinghu is like floating clouds and flowing water. The appear like a smoke dream on the lake, skirted The drum accompaniment is to show the „shape, female’s lithe and graceful body, the enchanting by flowers which shame maundane beauty. elegant dancer‘s long sleeves – the eternal epithets spirit, strength and rhyme“ of Chinese classical of Peking Opera, the artistic conception of which dance. It is a dance showing both dynamic and is so deep and remote. Make the past serve the static beauty, through the flashing and rotating present, make Peking Opera serve dance. of the performers, one can glimpse dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, reflecting the classical aesthetic orientation of our academy.

Raymonda (excerpt) Company: Dance College of Shanghai Theatre Academy Dancers: Students majoring in ballet performance of the Dance Tathagata College of Shanghai Theatre Company: Dance School Affiliated to Academy. Shanghai Theatre Academy Choreographers: XU Li, LI Yuan Dancer: WANG Zhenzhou

The floating dust is casting changing images, like dream, wind, lightning, sun, moon, or emptiness…Nothing will be seen if I have inner peace.

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Du Désir d’horizons 16 Company: Compagnie Mouvements Company: Dance Theatre Ljubljana (PTL) perpétuels Choreography and Performance: Choreorgapher: Salia SANOU Rosana HRIBAR, Gregor LUŠTEK Dancers: Asha THOMAS, Ousséni DABARE Producer: Živa BRECELJ

In this creation, inspired by dance workshops “16” depicts the sixteen-year story of professional he conducted in African refugee camps, Salia and intimate between two Sanou explores the theme of exile. With “Du Désir contemporary dance artists, Rosana and Gregor, d’horizons”, Salia Sanou picks up on his favourite who through the speech of dance tell their own themes. Namely loneliness and otherness, the life story on stage. individual and the collective but also the question “Eppur si muove!” (Galileo Galilei) of territory, uprooting, exile and borders. According How to taste a relationship, hear a movement, see to Salia Sanou, “Du Désir d’horizons” is not a show a word that is never delivered but always remains about refugee camps, strictly speaking. It is neither at the tips of the fingers and on the surface of the a testimony nor a documentary. It’s really more a sternum? How to feel the language as a series of composition with a choreographic vocabulary over-expressed words that burden the body and which strives to attain a greater understanding of slow down the step? And yet it moves, all the time, the delicate situation facing refugees. Salia Sanou entirely on the surface, always in a different way! calls us to examine the dimension of internal exile With their duet “16”, the dance and choreography that everyone carries in themselves, as a tiny and duo Rosana HRIBAR and Gregor LUŠTEK, who undying particle of strength, struggle and desire. have been in recent years especially marked by

the spectacular series of Tarantino’s “pas de deux” duets, turn a new page on their path of joint creation, defined by the endurance of dancing.

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International Dance Day www.international-dance-day.org 38 41 International Dance Day Summit 2017 www.international-dance-day.org www.international-dance-day.org Jana Meszaros and dancer a choreographer, is Meszaros Jana After USA. Oregon, based in educator movement and dance for of Oregon University the attending performed and taught has she studies, business decade, last the over coast West the down and up Francisco. San in artistic residencies including Teacher became She a CertifiedDanceAbility of director serves rehearsal as currently 2014, in several teaches and International, DanceAbility received she 2015 In classes. DanceAbility ongoing under Opportunity Oregon an mentor to Grant She choreography. mixed-abilities for Alessi Alito tour performing a national in completed recently Me,” Leave “Don’t work full-length latest of Alessi’s Arts. the for Endowment funded National the by Up Eugene-based of the Pop a co-founder is She board organizational the on and Boutique Dance Dialogue. in Dance for with cerebral palsy to attend Oregon public public Oregon attend to palsy cerebral with studies. He mainstream into integrated schools, Independent for of Oregonians president was the in instrumental was that a group Living, every Oregonian guaranteeing of a bill passage in independently live to right the a disability with home or a nursing of in instead community the setting. Emery been a has institutionalized other Disabled and Senior State Oregon to consultant non-governmental and state Services other and people services to improve them help to agencies dancer been He a principal has disabilities. with He says 1989. since International DanceAbility with more reached performance work, “Iof his have through did I ever than dance people through performed He has for legislature.” the lobbying at of people, including of thousands hundreds Arts Performing the for in Center Kennedy the ten over in taught has and D.C., Washington, countries. 29 April 2017 – Gala 2017 – 29 April Performances Night DanceAbility International are programs main International’s DanceAbility a who is Alessi, Alito performance. and education Fellow, Senior Fulbright and Fellow Guggenheim Its began performance work Artistic the Director. is internationally first world’s the it making 1989; in (featuring company dance mixed-abilities touring The disabilities). without and with dancers in educators dance trains also organization and Courses Certification Teacher DanceAbility produced also has It annually. held courses, other the as such documentaries award-winning performed has It video. Ground” in “Common Hong in stadium a soccer from twenty countries, mountaintops. Swiss the to up Kong, Alessi Alito Fulbright and Fellow a Guggenheim is Alessi Alito dance and choreography his for Fellow Senior DanceAbility the with pedagogyachievements Artistic the Director He is he founded. which method, DanceAbility and Company Dance Forces of Joint for known internationally He is International. abilities and people disabilities connecting of all in and level recreational a at both dance, into a also He was choreography. acclaimed critically to Arts Envoy Department designated State U.S. won and Indonesia, and Philippines, the Mongolia, Award. Year of the Choreographer Hong Kong’s Emery Blackwell choreographer, dancer, a Emeryis Blackwell artist, visual composer, musician, and dance been has and palsy, cerebral He has teacher. rights human and civil promoting in involved children first one of the He was years. many for copy his swirling moves. Graceful swoopsswirling moves. of his copy wheelchairthe met freedom the are by and movements and the roller the skates of gliding non-wheeled the of Who get will the dancer. breaks The dance barriers down lastdance? communication of and explores avenues new between able-bodied and disabled people. are only performance, not the Through wheelchairs overturned and uprooted, but also so are labels and expectations. Third Wheel, is choreographed Alessi, Alito by a re-mix a contemporary of duet called dance combined new with from 1989, Tangle” “Tango a playful is It humorous and choreography. exploration partner of tango, the like dances Emery on rollerskates, Alito features and and Jana Blackwell wheelchair, and out his of in floor. Meszaros.thedance fly across Glances rides tipped wheelchair, his Emery on suspends to and Jana Alito Superman, and dares it like DanceAbility International Alessi Alito Emery Alessi, Alito Blackwell, Jana Meszaros 29 April 2017 – Gala 2017 – 29 April Performances Night Wheel Third Company: Choreographer: Performers:

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College of Dance of Shanghai Theatre Academy other major dance competitions, nationally Shanghai Dance School is a national key school training, with distinctive characteristics and good enjoys the reputation of the „cradle of dancers“ is one of the leading institutions for higher and internationally. Most of the graduated of vocational secondary education. It is a partner ethos on learning and teaching. The School has with graduates all over the world. dance . dancers became chief performers in dance arts school of Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, one of the formed a good tradition and environment for organizations abroad. most prestigious award for young ballet dancers. education. It has cultivated a large number of It currently has three majors: dance Shanghai Dance School sets five majors: Ballet, outstanding dance talents, with more than 300 performances, choreography and danceology. After 10 years of existence the College has Chinese Classical Dance, Song and Dance, Modern award-winners in major international and national The College created „Shanghai Youth Dance“ created more than 40 outstanding classical Dance and . Through continuous dance competitions. Shanghai Ballet, Shanghai as educational base for practical dance productions which have been invited to United hard work in the past decades, Shanghai Dance Dance Theatre and Shanghai Oriental Youth Dance studies for teachers. For the College of Dance States, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Korea, Africa, School has achieved most remarkable results Troupe are all established on the basis of the high quality teaching is very important. The Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other countries in teaching, research, management and talent graduates of our school. Shanghai Dance School College’s students have received prizes in and regions. „Helsinki“, „British Blackpool“, „National Dance Competition“, „Tao Li Cup“, „Lotus Award“ and

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