Dunhuang Reflections: A Performance of Dance and History

Description

Dunhuang Reflections weaves contemporary choreography and aesthetics inspired by traditional Chinese Dunhuang mural paintings to form a poetic performance of dance and history.

Images depicted in Dunhuang mural paintings are presented through dance, stage effects, and flamboyant costumes in Dunhuang Reflections. Celestial maidens playing musical instruments, musicians playing the pipa behind their backs are all presented through choreography in the dance. Fusing the past and the present, Dunhuang Reflections also offer audiences a philosophical reflection about life.