Yang LiPing
Location: Nationwide and Internationally.
Mission Statement
"I don't think I have the ability to shoulder a historic mission. I don't think much about what the future of folk dance will be or what I can do for it. All I am able to do is slow down its possible disappearance." Yang Liping
Background Information
Yang Liping, award winning director, dancer and China´s most famous choreographer is best known for her show “Dynamic Yunnan”. With the natural gift of dance and with no formal training, she entered the Xishuangbanna Song and Dance Troupe in the Yunnan province at thirteen years old. She captured the national stage when she won a dance competition 1986 with a piece, “Spirit of Peacock”, she choreographed and performed by herself. Since then, she has dedicated her work to revitalize traditional songs and dance. Currently, she is an instructor at the Central Ethnic Dance Troupe.
Activities of Organisation
Her performances integrate traditional folk songs and dances, stemming from her background as a native Bai, as well as other ethnic minorities within the Yunnan region. Yang Liping´s ongoing projects continue to preserve and promote traditional songs and dance, often traveling to remote regions within Yunnan to learn and engage in the local culture and in turn incorporating their elements into the performances. Her travels have also led to the discovery of nearly all her performers; similar to her own background, they are all native dancers with no formal training but contribute their own personal experiences and understandings of their own culture to the program. The performances itself are very organic, utilizing natural sounds such as the wind, stones and rivers, as well as traditional instruments and clothing from their region. Yang's acclaimed performances, Dynamic Yunnan and Sound of Yunnan, capture all these traditional elements of song and dance and are brought together to form a truly authentic experience.
Consensus Community Perspective
Through her work of preservation of traditional songs and dance, Yang Liping continues to empower and enrich ethnic minorities to reclaim their roots and to protect and preserve their culture's legacy for future generations. These activities are similar in the spirit of the Himalayan Consensus as Yang Liping dedicates her talents and skills and shares it with her community to develop and sustain its cultural heritage.
Contact Information
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Miss Yang spend a good deal of every year touring with her troup and
you can find out more about any of their performances through your
local ticket booking office. For China, try en.piao.com.cn/beijing/