In 2008, Living Dance Studio presented their piece “Memory,” a collection of personal memories from the Cultural Revolution. After completing this piece, they wanted to continue focusing on these “amnesiac” periods in Chinese history, letting dormant memories surface again. Two years later, they will debut the second piece in the ‘Memory’ series, covering the Great Famine from 1959-1961.

The piece is based on the expansive Folk Memory Documentary Project. The project called on over 20 volunteers to act as “history seekers.” They visited dozens of villages in 10 provinces, interviewing over two hundred “witnesses to history.”Their interviewees are the living history of the Great Famine, and they join them onstage via videos taken during the project.

Participants in the project include documentary filmmakers, dancers, stage technicians, students, and even villagers who lived through the famine themselves. Most of them were born after 1980 and had little to no understanding of the famine before embarking on the project. On August 31^st and September 1^st, they will tell the story of their project and reflect on this forgotten history.

Notice :

*Tickets are available for purchase from the UCCA website and from Douban

*There are two identical showings: August31^stand September 1^st.

*1 ticket/person for admission

*Childrenunder 10 years old will not be admitted. Children must be accompanied by their parents or guardian.

Zhang Mengqi, Zou Xueping, Luo Bing, Li Xinmin, Wang Haian, Shu Qiao, Guo Rui, Zhang Xiaocun, Jia Zhitan

Wu Wenguang

Wen Hui

Wang Wenli

Living Dance Studio

The Beijing-based dance and theatre company Living Dance Studio (LDS) was founded in 1994 by choreographer Wen Hui and documentary filmmaker Wu Wenguang.

Living Dance Studio

The Beijing-based dance and theatre company Living Dance Studio (LDS) was founded in 1994 by choreographer Wen Hui and documentary filmmaker Wu Wenguang.