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TAO Dance Theater

Tue Dec 8 - Sun Dec 13

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Founded in Beijing in 2008 by choreographers Tao Ye, Duan Ni, and Wang Hao, TAO Dance Theater has built a singular reputation for pushing the boundaries of physical expression—drawing audiences inside “an austere, meditative world” where “the body is a sacred place” (The New York Times). 

The company makes its Joyce debut this winter with the melding of two works from the company canon in Numerical Series—13 and 14. In 13, the individual becomes distinctive—expressing emotion and forging relationships while remaining faithful to the communal body, costumes shifting in subtle gradations from off-white to blue-gray. Then, 14 ignites a chromatic explosion, energizing unison movement in a sinuous, contemplative dance. By combining the two numbers, Tao Ye injects a new meaning into the work, mirroring an idiom on eternal curiosity of the body. 

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TAO Dance Theater Numerical Series 13 photo by Fan Xi.
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TAO Dance Theater Numerical Series 14 photo by Fan Xi.
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Funding Credits

   

The Joyce’s presentation of TAO Dance Theater is made possible with the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.

The Joyce’s presentation of TAO Dance Theater is a HARKNESS FIRST Joyce Theater debut, generously supported by The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Support for The Joyce’s presentation of international dance provided by the R. Britton Fisher and Family Gift for International Dance.

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