Farooq Chaudhry, Xie Xin, Tan Dun, He Xuntian, Sherwood Hu, and Teng Congcong on Dong Jilan's dance practice.
She is a dancer born from nature, growing together with soil, fire, streams, trees, and animals. Her dance carries nature's purity and simplicity, sincerity and mystery. Her innate passion and the elegance honed through years of experience endow her dance with a soul-stirring power.
A choreographer with roots, a dancer with conviction, an artist who knows where she comes from.
In A Yang Bai, I was once again heartened to see her self-cultivation as an artist. Her life, technique, and creative practice merge into a truthful self: free, at ease, and natural.
A Yang Bai is highly distinctive and ahead of its time. To see young people still doing things that are singular and different makes me feel that art still has hope.
A Yang Bai unfolds in one continuous breath and feels remarkably complete. The performance, stage design, music, and sound field are all outstanding. It is an innovative work of modern dance that develops the language of ethnic dance with genuine creativity.
I felt completely in tune with you. This is a truly extraordinary performance. I am not someone who cries easily, but today it moved me to tears and made me lose control of my emotions. That proves the power of the work.