Changsha Dancers Shine at Russian Art Festival

The Young Choreographer Festival, the largest of its kind in Russia, was held at the Boris Eifman Dance Academy recently. The festival brought together young choreographers and dance artists from all over the world, presenting a feast of dance art. Changsha's modern dance choreographers were invited to participate in the festival. Their brilliant dances won praise from the audience and judges.

As one of the important cultural exchange activities between China and Russia, the Young Choreographer Festival was held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations and the beginning of the China-Russia Years of Culture, which holds special significance. The festival not only provided a platform for young choreographers to show their skills, but also facilitated dance art exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

Liu Yifeng, a Chinese young modern and contemporary dance artist and a professor at the School of Dancing, Shandong Youth University of Political Science, was a specially invited guest of the festival. He gave a wonderful modern dance masterclass to the finalists of the festival, and presented Chinese modern dance works during the festival's performance session. Among them, there are two modern dance works from the Modern and Contemporary Dance Art Committee of the Changsha Dancers Association, namely "Shi Yue" and "Shao Nian Xian".

The dance "Shi Yue" was choreographed by Liu Yifeng and Chen Manqing, while "Shao Nian Xian" was choreographed by Peng Xiaobo and Liu Yiling. The two works were respectively performed by Peng Yuyan and Tao Xuemei from the Liuyang Qiankun Art Training School. With unique creativity, consummate performances, and profound connotations, the works received warm applause from the audience and high praise from the judges.