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Todes Ballet Alla Duhova 2016 China Tour

Date: March 25-26－7:30 pm

Venue: Wuhan Qintai Grand Theater

Price: 50-480 yuan

Todes is Moscow's hottest contemporary dance stunning fusion of styles. They perform from ballet to break, and from hip-hop to jazz. Today, Todes stride confidently over the globe, applauded by audiences in the US, Australia, France, Germany. It has won numerous international dance festivals. This Russian dance troupe was created, led and produced by celebrity choreographer Alla Duhova in 1986. A dance festival brought together four girls from a modern ballet troupe and four break dancing boys. They decided to work together and see what would come of it, eventually rising to fame via mutually rewarding collaboration with the Soviet-era pop diva Sofia Rotary. In 1991 Todes premiered their solo program. It currently has 60 ambitious and bright dancers. Duhova named her troupe after one of the most dangerous elements in figure skating. Today Alla Duhova is considered the founder of the modern Russian ballet. Vladimir Putin awarded her for her creativity and professionalism.

Contact: 400-610-3721

ACTIVITIES

Cartoon Creation from Concept to Finish

Date: March 26－2 pm

Venue: The Opposite House

Price: 200 yuan

From comic strips to graphic novels to animation, here's a workshop for all ages, from child to adult, and any level of drawing experience, from none whatsoever to advanced. Learn the process of cartoon creation from a master of the genre, the very funny and award-winning Larry Feign, who has published fifteen books and whose works have appeared in publications such as Time, Newsweek, The Economist, Fortune, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Der Spiegel, and Pravda. Feign will begin with a brief demonstration of how various famous characters are constructed, then assign some brief, fun drawing exercises. A significant portion of the workshop will be about conceiving ideas and writing gags. As Feign says: a well-written cartoon can get away with bad artwork, but a well-drawn cartoon cannot get away with bad writing. Participants will learn techniques that can be used every day to create funny and meaningful cartoons.

Contact: 010-6417-6688