XDT · XIE XIN
《In Satie-The Rite of Spring》
In Satie-The Rite of Spring | World Premiere: February 21-22, 2025|Shanghai International Dance Center, Shanghai, China
The bold fusion of contemporary dance and classical music masterpieces.Xie Xin, the first Chinese female choreographer commissionedby the Paris Opera Ballet, has attracted widespread attention both at home and abroad.
A Globally Innovative Version of ‘In Satie·The Rite of Spring’ for Two Pianos & Two Percussionists. A single percussionist masters over ten instruments, creating boundless permutations of sound,Dancers, musicians, and audience synchronize in visceral resonance…
A Milestone Production Celebrating Xiexin Dance Theatre's 10th Anniversary Choreographer Xie Xin's FourYear Creative Journey Culminates in aGroundbreaking Work.In collaboration with musician Fu Yifei, they deconstruct classical.
Satie's Gymnopédies and Gnossiennes, having traversed the expanse of a century,are now artfully reimagined by two musicians. The music itself expresses a sense of suspension and meaninglessness, using the absense of meaning to confront theheaviness of Being.
The collaboration of live music and modern dance aims to bend time and space,weaving together the forgotten, the overlooked, and the unforgettable. As the music ebbs and flows, we all experience changing mix of perspectives. Here, the boundaries between past and present, near and far,become less clear, leaving an echo that lasts long after the music ends.
The Rite of Spring , a globally-acclaimed ground breaking mas ter pie ce, has b een boldly reinvented by musician FUYifei into a spellbinding arrangement for two pianos and two percussion ensembles.
Four musicians come together to breathe life into this musical mar vel, where the composition becomes a blend of mythic symbolism and tangible meaning , signif ying life's s truggle s and breakthroughs. In this live version of musical and dance, we look to the sky, reflect on our own life experiences, engage in a dialogue with the giants, and ultimately, discover who we are.
Calamity, often seen as a cruse, is actually a hidden gift of life. It brings out the rebellious force within us, and the pain that shapes our true selves.No one can escape the scorching touch of the flame.It brings loss, yet also marks a new beginning. Is the truth something we can clearly see, or is it hidden from us?
In the stage, twelve dancers in light-colored gauze used relaxed body language to interpret scenes such as dandelions swaying in the wind and the innocent images of children at play. They even incorporated childhood games like "freeze tag"and "chicken-hawk" into the dance narrative, allowing the audience to touch the inner warmth of life with a knowing smile.
——Shanghai Observer
We don't run, and we don't back down.
We retrace our steps to the start,
to the place where our journey began.
Birth, death, and rebirth——
The endless cycle of life continues.