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A still from the dance performance Wen Shen by YING Dance Theatre shows a dancer posed atop a low rounded pyramid structure in front of a temple.
21 Nov

In Conversation with YING Dance Theatre

  • Free
  • Dance

Join co-founders Yu Jinying and Hu Jing of YING Dance Theatre (China) for an intimate conversation about the making of their acclaimed work Wen Shen (Asking the Gods).

Founded in Beijing in 2018, YING Dance Theatre draws on Chinese tradition, blending traditional and contemporary forms in immersive, spectacular and experimental performances. Their work explores nature, folklore, ritual, love, morality and time, and has been presented at Festival Croisements, Shanghai International Dance Center Theater, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, He Art Museum, Aranya Art Center, China Dance Festival, Xi’an International Dance Festival, Greater Bay Area Dance Festival and Shenyang Arts Festival.

YING Dance Theatre are participants of the upcoming Asia TOPA Artist Lab and talks and ideas event, Radar: Come Together.

Don’t miss this chance to meet the artists and hear how this extraordinary work came to life.

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Date Times
Sat 21 Nov
  • 2pm - 3pm 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Museum of Chinese Australian History
level 1/22 Cohen Pl
Melbourne 3000

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This is a free event

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  • telephone number: 03 9662 2888
  • email address: info@chinesemuseum.com.au
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