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Miranda Chin Dance Company

Founded in 1989, the Miranda Chin Dance Company is dedicated to promoting Modern Chinese dance. Its vitality lies both in creativity and endeavours at opening up new horizons by blending the essence of eastern and western dance, and aspiring to reflect in modern dance the uniqueness of Hong Kong culture. Recent credits receiving high acclaim include Innovative Chinese Rhythms and Movements, Calligraphy Fantasia, Four Seasons, and Chinese Martial Arts Series. The company has been invited to perform in various arts festivals in the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. In 1997, the company was toured in China and performed in Canada dance festival. In 2008 the company was invited by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee to perform at the Beijing Olympic Games Center. The Company has been invited to present productions in various arts festivals held in the United States, Britain, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia the Philippines, Canada and Thailand.

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Retrospective of “Chinese Martial Arts Series”

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Retrospectives of Chinese Martial Arts Series were created by extracting the essence of eight dances to present a versatile and profound feast of contemporary Chinese culture with the performances by Tai Chi Masters accompanied by live music and dance. Through the dance excerpts of The Highest State of Good -Water, Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of Huangdi), Eight Trigrams and Jing Qi Shen from Tao Te Ching, the series demonstrates the secrets of Chinese philosophy from the perspectives of philosophy, literature, medicine and “Shu Shu” (numerological arts for fortune-telling).

The theme of the performance is two-pronged – heritage and innovation which include Health Tai Chi, Energy Tai Chi, Wisdom Tai Chi, and Unity of Man and Nature, integrating health, Tai Chi and contemporary art.

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Wu Tao

The Rite of Spring
Wu (magician) is the oldest of dancers and a communication medium between heaven, earth and man. In ancient society, wu manoeuvred the nature of human beings and animals, and resolved disputes by leading people to dance and pray for blessings. Over time, battles between snakes and birds awoke the wisdom of Tai Chi, and people started to explore the mysteries of heaven, earth and man. Wu tried to communicate with the people to transfer its wisdom to them, but they paid no heed. Wu then died of a heartbreak. Amidst the fight of gains and losses, would the call of animosity be balanced with reflection?

The Highest State of Good – Water
Water is the source of life, a gentle force that gathers power so great it cannot be gauged. It takes myriads of forms, but it has changed its nature as human beings fail to take good care of the environment. The devastation brought about by tsunamis is a wake-up call. Water nourishes all things in nature. It is humble and benevolent. The highest state of human good, like water, is to do good with the greatest compassion.

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