XiamenChina #XiamenSubway #August2020
Thank you to all the friends in this footage who kept dancing together back then.
Thank you Ocean for sharing this video taken during the pandemic.Moments like these remind me of where we’ve been, and they’re the sweetest encouragement to keep living fully in the present.
#中国厦门-地铁#2020年8月#谢谢影像中的朋友们当时依旧在一起舞蹈。谢谢Tie Yann (Ocean)发来的这段疫情期间的视频，想起那个阶段的我们是为现在活着很好的鼓励🌿
Got this today: "Life is just fixing things here and there, walking through the world, and watering the flowers along the way..."
For me, this dance piece has been very dense — in terms of power, personal space, and how fast you respond to the music. I can feel how sure Sasha is about the work, and I really admire how her personality and artistry become one. The way she explores movement quality — from both the physical and emotional side — is deep and clear. When a choreographer knows exactly what they're doing, the space becomes clear too. I think the density of this piece comes from that kind of certainty about movement and space.
After three months of rehearsals (with breaks and other classes in between), I feel like the universe made this piece just for me at this stage — as a kind of test and challenge. Shout-out to the Love.Death.Love group. I loved our chat before the last show, Subin — about what little rituals we do before going on stage, aside from warming up, how we guide our thoughts and inner world, and how to trust the rhythm that's already in your body. She was steady and flexible the whole time, supporting everyone.
Chenyi — during the Wedding dance material, I remember her water-like energy and her ease, like strolling through a garden — those light, understated exchanges and clear, airy responses. Lily's way of opening up space in her movements, her self-assurance, and that High C laugh she lets out when she needs a chill moment — that's how she releases. Mateusz is the only male performer in our group. His dancing has detail and a kind of majestic, multi-edged quality. He shifts easily between different ways of moving, fitting into everyone's vibe. I also remember how disciplined yet relaxed he was with learning languages — bringing every single word and funny sentence into the dance space.
I've graduated from this piece. Thank you to everyone around me — I learned so much.
今天收到这句话，人生无非修修补补，人间走一趟，顺便浇了花...感谢"爱.死亡.爱"小组
Thanks for the dance moments,Stella
Between classes,
we met in the empty room.
You're making a dance for your grandmother.
Your family plays music—
you play clarinet,
you'll play inside the dance.
I said—
I have a recording from 2017,
from Weimar's musicians.
When you walked in,
this was already in my mind:
Under the Harvest Moon
Autumn comes, the summer is past,
Winter will come too soon.
Stars will shine clearer, skies seem nearer
Under the harvest moon.
So we decided—
yes, let's improve together.
You said you love the sea.
I love it too.
We meet in improvisation with ocean heart.
You said you felt the waves.
Me,too
Xindi
During some struggled moments lately, I’ve found myself longing to listen to music like the theme from Chinese Film The Grand Mansion Gate and Ye Shen Chen—Yao Beina’s voice and Liu Huan’s melodies just came to mind. The morning sun was so bright, and as I listened, tears quietly started falling. After Etsuko’s partnering class, I decided to give myself some time to connect with my inner Chinese soul—even if it meant borrowing a bit of classmates’ studio time. Sorry about that… and thank you, Stefan Reinhardt, third-year classmate. I even ended up improvising a little in 1 min to “Phoenix in Flight.” 🎶
