What's on in Beijing (Nov 4-11)

Dancers from the TAO Dance Theater perform 9 and 7, two of choreographer Tao Ye's creations. [Photo provided to China Daily]

TAO Dance Theater - 9

Famous Chinese contemporary dancer and choreographer Tao Ye's latest work, 9, will premiere in Beijing next week. "I've explored all possibilities and pushed the limits of human movement," he says.

In this, you can see Tao's unique language, the repetition of the natural sequence of the body. Through repetition, the variations in movements are reduced and progress toward a state that is pure and minimal in form.

Learn more here.

If you go:

7:30 pm, Nov 3-4. Theater, National Center for the Performing Arts, 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district. 010 -6655-0000.

Tickets: 100-500 yuan