29/4 │ Saturday │ 11:30-13:00
Multi-purpose Rehearsal Room, Macao Cultural Centre
Macao Cultural Centre, Multi-purpose Rehearsal Room
No. of Participants: 20
Language: Mandarin
Target Participants: Aged 16 or above with at least 3 years of dance experience
Fee: MOP100
The body language of folk-dance stems from the imitation of different beings in nature, which was the way how our ancestors perceived the world and understood themselves. Despite being confined in a limited space, we can still transcend the physical boundaries and reconnect our body with nature. In this workshop, principal dancers of the Peacock Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC) will, starting from the basics of body usage, guide participants to understand afresh the root quality of dance as body language, the body itself, movement coordination, body control, and why the body moves.
Instructors:
Maya Dong
Dong is a principal dancer of the PCDC and a dancer at the Akram Khan Company, an acclaimed modern dance troupe based in the UK. First stepping on the stage at the age of 11 and having starred in a number of works by Yang Liping, Dong is now an outstanding world-class dancer and is hailed by the world-renowned British dance producer Farooq Chaudhry as ‘a dancer who comes from nature’.
Xiao Qixin
Xiao is a principal dancer of the PCDC. Having graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy, she joined Yang Liping’s dance troupe in 2016 and starred in her productions Pingtan Impression and Rite of Spring. Xiao has successfully created her unique dance language by integrating academy education and stage practice with the folk-dance tradition.
Participants are recommended to wear comfortable clothing and are required to be barefoot or wearing socks.
The deadline for registration is 15 April, please submit your dance experience for selection purpose. Accepted applicants will be notified by SMS and will have to pay the fee at the Activity Application in Macao One Account by the appointed date.