The Arts + Literature Laboratory is hosting UW–Madison’s Li Chiao Ping for a screening and conversation about her “Women Dancing” Project, on Monday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.
Li is a Vilas Research Professor with the School of Education’s Dance Department.
For Li’s project, she commissioned seven postmodern choreographers to create unique solos for her to perform. A film, “Seven Solos: A Documentary,” follows the process as she prepares to perform the work of these choreographers, including Elizabeth Streb, Heidi Latsy, June Watanabe, Victoria Marks, Cynthia Adams, Molissa Fenley, and Bebe Miller.
A preview for the film explains: “As Li immerses herself in the choreographic language of each choreographer and learns the solos created specifically for her, the camera captures and witnesses the passage of embodied knowledge and the hand-to-hand transfer of the creative impulse. This film communicates the value of artistic generosity and shared wisdom.”
The screening and talk back at the Arts + Literature Laboratory is part of 7DaysDancing, a series of seven dancing events free and open to the public taking place over the 2021-22 season to highlight dance’s omnipresence and availability.
Learn more at artlitlab.org.