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[Cursive II, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre]

Title
[Cursive II, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre] / [photographs by Lin Chen-hsiang].
Author
Liu, Zhenxiang, 1963-
Publication
[2003]

Details

Additional Authors
Lin, Huaimin
Found In
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre exhibition prints, 2008
Description
4 photographic prints : col.; 50 x 40 cm.
Subject
  • Yun men wu ji
  • Cursive II (Choreographic work: Lin)
  • Modern dance > Taiwan
  • Dance photography
Genre/Form
Photographic prints.
Note
  • Four photographs from a series of exhibition prints depicting Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. This group of images (nos. 26-29) by Liu Chen-hsiang (i.e. Liu Zhenxiang) depicts the company performing Cursive II.
  • No. 26 depicts a male dancer in a deep plié position, bent over at the waist. Beneath him lies a female dancer, curled into a fetal position.
  • No. 27 depicts a group of dancers executing deep lunges, their left arms held at 90 degrees, bent at the elbow, their right arms, hands clenched in a fist, bent slightly over the extending leg.
  • No. 28 depicts a male dancer leaping downstage, shirtless with flowing black pantaloons. To his left a female dancers moves in transition, facing upstage.
  • No. 29 depicts a male dancer, shirtless with a long black skirt, leaning forward, his back slightly arched. Alongside him a female dancer executes a dramatic split leap with one flexed foot; she wears a nude leotard. This item requres an advance appointment to view; please email dance@nypl.org to arrange for access.
Biography (note)
  • Cursive II premiered Aug. 30, 2003 at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan. Choreography: Lin Hwai-min; music: John Cage; lighting design: Lin Keh-hua; set design: Austin Wang; costumes: Lin Ching-ju.
Exhibitions (note)
  • Exhibited: "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan," New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Aug. 17 - Oct. 14, 2007.
Call Number
(S) *MGZEC 08-2085, nos. 26-29
OCLC
233033544
Author
Liu, Zhenxiang, 1963- Photographer
Title
[Cursive II, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre] / [photographs by Lin Chen-hsiang].
Imprint
[2003]
Biography
Cursive II premiered Aug. 30, 2003 at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan. Choreography: Lin Hwai-min; music: John Cage; lighting design: Lin Keh-hua; set design: Austin Wang; costumes: Lin Ching-ju.
Exhibitions
Exhibited: "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan," New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Aug. 17 - Oct. 14, 2007.
Added Author
Lin, Huaimin, choreographer.
Found In:
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre exhibition prints, 2008
Research Call Number
(S) *MGZEC 08-2085, nos. 26-29
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