HK Dance Presents Brand New Grand Dance Drama LADY WHITE OF WEST LAKE

Lady White of West Lake is adapted from one of China's oldest pieces of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The tale is a timeless classic that has inspired countless film adaptations. This is a story about the spirit of a white snake that transforms into human form to experience the human world. The dance drama Lady White of West Lake tells this legend through dance with a new perceptive, and reinterprets the meaning of love, humanity, kindness and cruelty, morality and living...This brand new Grand Dance Drama is going to show from 24 to 26 November 2017 at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre. Ticket available now at URBTIX.

Lady White of West Lake is directed and choreographed by Yang Yuntao with associate choreographer Xie Yin, and composed by Yin Ng. Rewriting by script writer Yi Heng, the story of Lady White of West Lake has been given a new meaning about living. Hong Kong Dance Company principle dancer Tang Ya and senior dancer Hua Chi-yu will perform a difference Bai Suzhen to the audience.

This millenary love story begins on the sacred Mount Emei, where the spirit of a white snake transforms herself into a beautiful girl, Bai, to experience the human world. Emerging at the West Lake (Hangzhou), she meets a scholar, who opens her eyes to love for the first time. But their happiness does not last long: a vindictive monk becomes entangled in their quiet life. Outraged by the ominous union between man and spirit, the monk takes it upon himself to tear them apart. The resolute Bai defends her love with dignity and courage, even if it means fighting against heaven and earth.

Love is a lifetime of practice.