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Contemporary and Chinese classical dance company, based in Toronto. Artistic director Emily Cheung.

Cirrus Clouds, Vague Moonlight and the First Falli

Cirrus Clouds, Vague Moonlight and the First Falling Plum Flowers
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During the Wei Dynasty 魏, Jin Dynasty 晉 and the Southern/Northern dynasties 南北朝 in China, it was all about the Roman Empire in Europe - the completion of jurisprudence, civil war, Augustine, Christianity became official religion and the last Western Roman emperor was expelled.

In the mean time, China went through her own chaotic period of political instability. Yet it was during these uncertain times that four female literati emerged, and became extraordinary symbols of feminism in early Chinese history.

This dance is based on Ms. Xie Daoyun 謝道韞, one of the female literati. Choreographer/dancer Xinmei Zou depicted Ms. Xie as such: thin clouds and vague moonlight illuminating her elegant appearance, graceful character and charming manners; falling plum flowers and first snow reflecting her unadulterated mind, esoteric reasoning and outstanding quality of Wei-Jin romanticism. With the concept of female scholars in the ancient time being rare, this piece showcases movements that remind audience of brush calligraphy and painting.

Choreographer/Dancer - Xinmei Zou @xmmx_0608
Artistic Director - Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Photos by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Little Pear Garden is publicly funded by Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council , Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil , and Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil .

#dancetoronto #dancer #chinesedance

The Sculptures of Dance Aesthetics, Tang dynasty -

The Sculptures of Dance Aesthetics, Tang dynasty -

During the Tang Dynasty's 300 years rein, Europe went through the conquest of Spain by the Muslims, battle of Tours, coronation of Charlemagne, and treaty of Verdun.

No one really knows the exact Tang choreography anymore. However, through the effort of archeology research, with some creativity and imagination, the artists in China were able to codify a style which conveys the essence of the glorious era of Tang culture, and help the audience visualize what Tang Dynasty could have been.

Dancer: Yi Yuan AAD @yyyuanyii
Choreographer: Fang Wang @wangfang1002
Artistic Director: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Photos by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Little Pear Garden is funded by Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council , Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil , and Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil .

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day - Thank yo

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day -

Thank you PhoeNX Ensamble @phoenxensemble for inviting us to collaborate with your beautiful music. It was a match made in heaven.

Composer: Grace Currie, Andrew Gosse and Jerome Langlois

Musicians: Sanya Eng, Patty W M Chan, Ryan Scott and Lina Cao

Choreographer: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Dancers: Jessica Gomes @jessgomesartist and Zachary Cardwell @zacharycardwell

Photos by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Little Pear Garden is funded by Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil .

#dancer #dancetoronto #newdance #midautumnfestival

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day - No full

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day -

No full size camera allowed. No problem. We have cell phones.

Our beautiful dancers @jessgomesartist
@zacharycardwell

“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.”
"但願人長久, 千里共婵娟。” 蘇軾

This line from a famous Song 宋 dynasty poem written by Su Shi, better known as Su Dongpo, perhaps best captures the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival, an age-old event celebrating the roundest moon of the lunar year in East Asian cultures.

A wonderful work with two beautiful dancers, for PhoeNX Ensemble @phoenxensemble with Little Pear Garden.

Composer: Grace Currie, Andrew Gosse and Jerome Langlois

Musicians: Sanya Eng, Patty W M Chan, Ryan Scott and Lina Cao

Choreographer: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Dancers: Jessica Gomes @jessgomesartist and Zachary Cardwell @zacharycardwell

Photos by Emily Cheung

Little Pear Garden is funded by Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil .

#dancer #dancetoronto #newdance #midautumnfestival

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day - No full

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day -

No full size camera allowed. No problem. We have cell phones.

Our beautiful dancers @jessgomesartist
@zacharycardwell

“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.”
"但願人長久, 千里共婵娟。” 蘇軾

This line from a famous Song 宋 dynasty poem written by Su Shi, better known as Su Dongpo, perhaps best captures the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival, an age-old event celebrating the roundest moon of the lunar year in East Asian cultures.

A wonderful work with two beautiful dancers, for PhoeNX Ensemble @phoenxensemble with Little Pear Garden.

Composer: Grace Currie, Andrew Gosse and Jerome Langlois

Musicians: Sanya Eng, Patty W M Chan, Ryan Scott and Lina Cao

Choreographer: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Dancers: Jessica Gomes @jessgomesartist and Zachary Cardwell @zacharycardwell

Photos by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Little Pear Garden is funded by Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil .

#dancer #dancetoronto #newdance #midautumnfestival

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day - Our beau

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Recording Day -

Our beautiful dancers @jessgomesartist
@zacharycardwell

“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.”
"但願人長久, 千里共婵娟。” 蘇軾

This line from a famous Song 宋 dynasty poem written by Su Shi, better known as Su Dongpo, perhaps best captures the spirit of Mid-Autumn Festival, an age-old event celebrating the roundest moon of the lunar year in East Asian cultures.

A work in progress with two beautiful dancers beginning of Act 2, for PhoeNX Ensemble @phoenxensemble with Little Pear Garden.

Composer: Grace Currie, Andrew Gosse and Jerome Langlois

Musicians: Sanya Eng, Patty W M Chan, Ryan Scott and Lina Cao

Choreographer: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Dancers: Jessica Gomes @jessgomesartist and Zachary Cardwell @zacharycardwell

Photos by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Little Pear Garden is funded by Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council, Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil .

#dancer #dancetoronto #newdance #midautumnfestival

Back by popular demand. Only a few spots left! A g

Back by popular demand. Only a few spots left! A great exercise and fun combination for the active seniors! 大受歡迎的袁藝老師耆老熱舞班又回來了. 餘額不多, 報名從速!

Congrats to @yeehongcentre and texture @yyyuanyii.

When Dance Meets Still Arts - "The Fair Ladies" b

When Dance Meets Still Arts -

"The Fair Ladies" by Little Pear Garden, part of the Sharing the Stage #sharingthestage residency, a program by National Ballet of Canada @nationalballet and the Harbourfront Centre @harbourfrontcentre .

Choreographer: Wang Fang @wangfang1002

Artistic Director: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Musician: Cynthia Qin @cynthiaqinz

Little Pear Garden is funded by Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil , Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council

Photo by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

When Dance Meets Still Arts - "The Fair Ladies" b

When Dance Meets Still Arts -

"The Fair Ladies" by Little Pear Garden, part of the Sharing the Stage #sharingthestage residency, a program by National Ballet of Canada @nationalballet and the Harbourfront Centre @harbourfrontcentre .

Choreographer: Wang Fang @wangfang1002

Artistic Director: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Musician: Cynthia Qin @cynthiaqinz

Little Pear Garden is funded by Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil , Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council

Photo by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Angels in their classical attire- A Zhou Dynasty

Angels in their classical attire-

A Zhou Dynasty poem depicted an encounter of a fairest lady by the river, whom the scholar just could not forget. We think our dancers by the lake 3000 years later are still very much unforgettable.

Little Pear Garden Dance Company is very excited to be part of the Sharing the Stage residency, a program by the National Ballet of Canada @nationalballet and the Harbourfront Centre @harbourfrontcentre .

Choreographer: Wang Fang @wangfang1002

Artistic Director: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc

Musician: Cynthia Qin @cynthiaqinz

Dancers:
Jiapei Ma @jiapeipei131, Associate Artistic Director
Yi Yuan @yyyuanyii, Associate Artistic Director
Jasmine Huang @jasminehuang__
Koren Lui @dancing_giraffe
Xinmei Zou @xmmx_0608

Little Pear Garden is funded by Toronto Arts Council @torontoartscouncil, Ontario Arts Council @ontarioartscouncil
and Canada Council for the Arts @canada.council

Photo by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Many things have changed, but something doesn't -

Many things have changed, but something doesn't -

It's not Throwback Thursday #tbt yet, but there is a reason for the jump start. Tomorrow, we will be leading a dancercise on the Stage in the Round platform in the middle of Harbroufront #harbourfronttoronto @harbourfrontcentre campus that was once called the Redpath Stage, between 2:00 - 2:30pm. You will get to learn the Han Tang style dance taught in China's Beijing Dance Academy from our beautiful dancers. Come and join us for fun!

In photos: Emily Cheung and LPGC dancers performed in 2012 at the Redpath Stage.

Location: The Stage in the Round, Harbourfront Centre.
Time: 2:00 - 2:30pm

Photos by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

When ballet meets Chinese classical - so happy to

When ballet meets Chinese classical - so happy to meet Tanya @tanyahoward .

Photo by Victor Tan @victoratlarge

It was extremely warm days, the #summer of 2021. I

It was extremely warm days, the #summer of 2021. In a heat of constantly over 30°C, every #rehearsal was physically draining and dehydrating. But we enjoyed them all, those warm days of 2021, because we were able to perform again and do what we love. Our bodies remembered. We are #dancers .

Absolutely grateful to @nationalballet and @harbourfrontcentre for this #residencyprogram . Presentation will be on August 29th, 2pm. Show is sold out.

Choreographer: Fang Wang @wangfang1002 . Artistic Director: Emily Cheung @emdancelpgc Musician: Cynthia @cynthiaqinz

Photo by: Victor Tan @victoratlarge

Artistic Director working with Jessica Gomes on he

Artistic Director working with Jessica Gomes on her #solodance. A new commissioned by Patty Chan and Sanya Eng.

Artistic Director is choreographing a new piece co

Artistic Director is choreographing a new piece commissioned by musicians Patty Chan and Sanya Eng. A rehearsal today with Zachary Cardwell @zacharycardwell and tomorrow with Jessica Gomes @jessgomesartist ! #artistlife #normalcy #missdancing #tdot #the6ix #toronto

Sharing the ancient styles with our spectators. Te

Sharing the ancient styles with our spectators. Teacher @wangfang1002 Fang Wang and AD @emdancelpgc Emily Cheung demonstrated the costumes from Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, modeled by @jiapeipei131 Jiapei Ma and @yyyuanyii Yi Yuan. Dance movement demonstrated by @xmmx_0608 Xinmei Zhou.

Sharing the Stage residency is sponsored by National Ballet of Canada @nationalballet and Harbourfront Centre @harbourfrontcentre .

Our beautiful musician @cynthiaqinz Cynthia playin

Our beautiful musician @cynthiaqinz Cynthia playing the ancient Zheng, a combination of harp and guitar, for our rehearsal and presentation.

Presentation: 2pm, Sun Aug 29th, Concert Stage, Harbourfront Centre

@nationalballet @harbourfrontcentre @emdancelpgc @wangfang1002

We are very excited to be part of the National Bal

We are very excited to be part of the @nationalbal

So much love and thanks to our creative team, arti

So much love and thanks to our creative team, artists and volunteers. We were so blessed to have so many talents. Learning a great deal how to survive during covid. #the6ix #the6 #toronto #artist #inovation #artsponsors

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