The work of UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping and her dance company, Li Chiao-Ping Dance, was selected to be presented at the World Dance Alliance (WDA) Americas 2021 Virtual Conference and Festival Assembly on Thursday, Apr. 22; Friday, Apr. 23; and Wednesday, Apr. 28, all at 6 p.m. (Central time).
Li is a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department and is the founder of the Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD).
Li and LCPD will present their work, “Here Lies the Truth,” through the festival’s concert series. “Here Lies the Truth” takes on one of today’s sticky topics — Truth. Through real facts, fiction, hyperbole, absurdity, and raw dance/physical theater, the work aims to complicate the simplistic and simplify the complex through multiple lenses.
“Here Lies the Truth” is created in this momentous time to explore truth and lies and how these permeate our inner landscapes and built environment. When information being consumed is not always trustworthy, how can that affect our ability to believe our own truths?
The work was recently shared at LCPD’s virtual spring concert on Apr. 1.
Learn more about how to register and view performances at the WDA Americas Virtual Conference and Festival Assembly, here.