Youthful Steps brings together emerging choreographers and dancers for an intimate modern dance showcase at YOUNG Theatre. Featuring six short works set to compositions by Bach, Ólafur Arnalds, and others, the program explores themes of memory, space, and resilience through fluid movement. Highlights include To Bach (inspired by Goldberg Variations) and Through the Mist, a haunting ensemble piece about perseverance. At just 50 minutes with tickets priced at 100 RMB, it's an accessible dive into contemporary dance.

Program Overview

This 50-minute modern dance showcase features six original works by emerging Chinese choreographers, including Zong Cinyang (Lines Model) and Sun Zhuzhen (To Bach, Through the Mist). Set to music by composers like Bach, Ólafur Arnalds, and John Williams, the pieces blend poetic physicality with conceptual depth.

Featured Works

• Steps: An ethereal ensemble piece to René Aubry’s score, where dancers’ "light footsteps hover at the edge of dreams."
• Monologue: A solo by Li Haoyue, expressing fragmented memories through John Williams’ melancholic composition.
• Lines Model: A duet exploring spatial dimensions, with bodies "unintentionally constructing four-dimensional space-time."
• To Bach: A lyrical response to Goldberg Variations, where dancers’ limbs "compose a poetic prelude" to Bach’s music.
• Through the Mist: Six dancers portray isolation and hope, "longing to grasp that beam of light in the mist."
• Red and Black: A vibrant finale contrasting traditional black garments with red silk fans in rhythmic interplay.

Creative Team

Choreographers Zong Cinyang and Sun Zhuzhen lead a cast including Rong Sha, Wang Xinqian, and Chen Yudi. Music spans classical (Bach) to contemporary (Ólafur Arnalds).