{"id":178843,"date":"2021-04-20T15:51:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T07:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=178843"},"modified":"2024-11-20T20:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:49:33","slug":"shan-shui-an-ode-to-nature-hong-kong-dance-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/shan-shui-an-ode-to-nature-hong-kong-dance-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Hong Kong Dance Company\u2019s 40th anniversary with Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, Hong Kong Dance Company has incorporated traditional Chinese tales and traditions into their stunning works. Viewers have already been enticed by previous performances such as L\u2019Amour Immortel<\/a>, Lady White of West Lake, and The Legend of Mulan, and the good news is that the company is back with a new visual delight. Marking the 40th anniversary of the troupe, be sure to grab your tickets for the highly anticipated Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature from award-winning choreographer Yang Yuntao. Find out more below.<\/p>\n

What is Shanshui?<\/h3>\n

Shanshui refers to a specific style of traditional Chinese paintings which were an important vehicle for art and philosophy in Chinese culture first seen around the 5th century. The works usually depict landscapes such as mountains, waterfalls, or rivers (Shanshui translates to \u2018landscape\u2019 from Mandarin) and are painted with brush and ink, creating very fluid strokes on the paper.<\/p>\n

Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature<\/h3>\n

In this work, Hong Kong Dance Company draws on the image of nature under the brush, painting an internal world beyond the confines of time or space through dance and incorporating the fluidity of Shanshui into physical movements. The dancers\u2019 bodies become the brush\u2019s dots, dashes, and vigorous strokes \u2013 they are the artist\u2019s eye for rhyme, rhythm, and beauty.<\/p>\n