From August 11th to 16th, BeijingDance / LDTX is back to present a week of thrilling performances, Summer Selections, which features two different programs: Trailing the Sun (11th, 13th and 15th), a cutting-edge contemporary premier, and BeijingDance / LDTX Classics (12th, 14th and 16th), an evening of choreography from its internationally acclaimed repertoire.

Choreography: Xu Yiming
Music: Dou Wei, Matemos
      Mama Soul，The Vibe!；Thanks for Listening, Tsutchie
      Keep you Kimi , Future Sounds of Jazz.Vol.9, Hird Feat. Yukimi Nagano
      Foremost Poets / Open Season, Future Sounds of Jazz.Vol.9

As a founding dancer of LDTX, Xu Yiming, the choreographer of Trailing the Sun, is a familiar figure to the company’s regular audience. Xu has demonstrated his talents in his former works, Snail and Snail 2. This time, Xu is attempting to develop the possible limits of the dancer -- in Trailing the Sun, each dancer engages with a new style. One that defies individual movement: muscular becomes tender, fast becomes slow, and air-bound becomes grounded. By pushing the confines of the dancer and choreographer, Trailing the Sun is a uniquely innovative, challenging and contemporary work.

Objective

The birth of Beijing LDTX Modern Dance Company (LDTX) in September 2005 not only caught international attention, but also captured the imagination of many artists in China. LDTX (Lei Dong Tian Xia , literally, thunder moves under the sky) was born out of a controversial and exciting time in which China underwent rapid cultural change, LDTX is China’s first non-governmental and independent professional dance company.

Founded by veteran choreographers and a new generation of dancers in China , LDTX is a platform for both contemporary relevant and innovative creations. Under the artistic direction of Willy Tsao, China’s foremost figure in Modern dance, and deputy artistic Li Hanzhong the company boasts an ensemble of 14 technically exquisite dancers and a diverse repertoire.

Since it’s creation in 2005, LDTX has traveled extensively throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong, Europe and North America. Through performance seasons, educational programs, technique classes, and outreach endeavors, LDTX attracts young aspiring dancers and artists to modern dance and serves as an important representative of modern Chinese thought and society.

Price RMB60 for students only

Remarks: Tickets for BeijingDance - LDTX Summer Selections will be available soon!