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The Lily Cai Dance Company artistically and inventively marries ancient Chinese forms with American modern dance. The Company bridges the continuum from past to contemporary - from spectacular court dances of Chinese dynasties to contemporary works fusing classical Chinese movement, modern dance, and ballet, complemented by dazzling costumes, original music, and multi-media designs.
Established in 1988 by Lily Cai, the Company tours extensively across the United States and internationally, performing for theater, festivals, and special event audiences and conducting extended residencies at community centers, colleges, and secondary schools. The Company has received accolades from presenting venues, audiences, and the media throughout the country, from Hawaii and West Coast to New York, the Virgin Islands, and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. . In 1996, the Company received two coveted awards for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography and Company Performance Awards from Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee for their collaborative performance with Oakland's Dimensions Dance Theater entitled “Common Ground”.
The Company repertory features innovative dance works, all choreographed by Lily Cai, each revealing the complexity and inner beauty of the Chinese woman; she annually premieres her new works at the company’s home season concerts in San Francisco. Signature works include ”Candelas”, a work performed with lit candles, the “Strings Calligraphy” suite for dance, string quartet and erhu, with sets of traditional and contemporary calligraphy, and “Silk Cascade,” a vibrant tour de force of traditional and contemporary ribbon dance. In Spring, 2007, the Company premiered “Red Typhoon,” a powerful and stunning evening-length dance exploration of the impact of the Cultural Revolution on the women of China.
The Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with performances at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in November 2008.
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