The 6th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival 2009.7.25 - 8.01
A Unique Cultural Event in China An International Window of the Art of Dance
Since its inauguration in 2004, the Guangdong Modern Dance Festival has successfully gained national and international recognitions as the best modern dance festival in China. Every year, hundreds of young Chinese choreographers and dancers will gather in Guangzhou to premiere their new works in the Festival. The festival has featured the forefront international modern dance innovators, and has grown into a hub of Chinese modern dance development where new ideas are turned into reality.
The Festival is unique in its achievement in enhancing exchanges and understanding; as well as the pursuance of excellence in modern dance creation. It consists of four major parts:
1. The Masterclass Sweatshop – in which choreographers and dancers give master classes to Festival participants over six consecutive mornings;
2. The Youth Dance Marathon (YDM) - an open platform for young artists to present new works over 5 consecutive afternoons – a format borrowed from fringe festivals in other countries.
3. The Springboard, a platform for emerging and established artists to present experimental and visionary artistic works.
4. The Main Stage – evening performances of professional companies.
The 6th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival is scheduled to take place from July 25 to August 1, 2009, side by side with
Guangdong Summer Dance Camp For further details, please click here
Jumping Frame @ GDMDF – highlight from the biggest Dance Video event in Asia
International Dance Symposium For further details, please click here
For further information about the mainstage program in the coming festival, please click here .
Dance companies and Artists participated in previous festivals include:
Cloud Gate Dance Theater (Taiwan), Le Ballet Prejocaj (France), Pappa Tarahumara (Japan), Iceland Dance Company (Iceland) ,Expressions Dance Company (Australia), New Art Club (UK), Nadine Thouin (Canada), ADTF (Japan), Ku and Dancers (Taiwan), Rina Schenfeld (Israel), Tokyo Metropolitan Ballet (Japan), Kataklo Athletic Dance Company (Italy), Taipei Dance Circle (Taiwan), La Compagnie ACTE (France), Kim Yong Chul and SEOP Dance Company (Korea), Taipei Crossover(Taiwan), Antje Pfundtner (Germany), Alessio Silvestrin and Alessandro Carboni (Italy), Makoto Matsushima(Japan), Sang JIjia and Xing Liang(China), Silesian Dance Theatre(Poland), as well as the three professional modern dance companies in China: Guangdong Modern Dance Company, Beijing Dance|LDTX and Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company, among others.
The Guangdong Modern Dance Festival is presented by
Guangdong Xinghai Performing Arts Group and Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company; and organized by Guangdong Xinghai Modern Dance Arts Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Xinghai Performing Arts Development Co., Ltd.
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