Right & Left is performed by two female dancers, who employ the feeling of the human body to express divergent reactions to human experience. It utilizes a table and 2 stools to frame the dancing within the context of daily life, while simultaneously creating an abstract landscape with their shadows that sketch visible lines in the empty space. The shadows made by human hands over the stream of light cast by the projector further cut the space into disjointed pieces. Please visit www.confucius.umich.edu for more information. In conjunction with the performance, there will be a lecture held to discuss Chinese contemporary dance and Gu Jiani's work at the Michigan League's Hussey Room, 6 pm, Thursday, September 24. For more information, visit www.confucius.umich.edu.

*This presentation is cosponsored by the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Institute of Humanities, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Center for World Performance Studies, Office of Research, and Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan.

Image: Courtesy of Fan Xi
China Producer / Management: Ping Pong Productions
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