Dance Concert 舞蹈晚会 (1983)

Synopsis

Production Information

  • Production / Presenting Company:Presented by the Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院
  • Artistic Director / Curator / Programme Coordinator:[Choreographer] : 陈婉莉 Tan Wan Lee [Programme] : 陈华敏 Chen Hua Min, 张文扬 Zhang Wen Yang
  • Date:7 – 8 December 1983
  • Total Showing:2; NB: A total of 26 individual pieces were performed. Below are the dance items.
  • Venue:Kenyalang Theatre, Kuching
  • State:Sarawak

Individual Dance Items

Item #1

  • Title:Blue Danube 蓝色多瑙河
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    This is a dance choreographed to the immoral Waltz music of that name.

    根据音乐之定义与节奏所编的一个舞,随着柔美的音乐,大家皆陶醉在美丽的舞步里。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:ballet, contemporary dance
  • Dancers:Chen Mung Lan, Lim Meng Foon, Foo May Ling, Pauline Yong, Fang Yin Chieh, Marlene Apau, Sudan Apau, January Chan, Luna Lee, Chan Lay Na, Lim Pei Lian, Yong Hui Tze.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐]:Johann Strass

Item #2

  • Title:Swedish Dance 瑞典舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    This is a children’s dance, suitable for junior ballet pupils. Children dance joyously together in this lively number.

    这是一个儿童舞蹈,适合初级芭蕾舞蹈学童程度,小朋友结伴同舞,好不快活。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:character dance, ballet
  • Dancers:Alvina Loke Ee Ming, Ivy Tan, Lily Tan, Karan Tan, Goh Siaw Chia, Lim Swee Yian, Caroline Chiew, Janice Tung, Goh Lee Hoon, Tay Pay Miang, Risna Sulong, Chen Tze Nee.
  • Other Information:

    [Organist] : Tan Wan Lee

Item #3

  • Title:Carmen 卡门
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    This is a dance with its setting in Spain. Several girls dance in an arena to boost the confidence of the matador (bullfighter).

    这是一个西班牙舞。在斗牛场上女郎翩翩起舞以增进斗牛勇士之信心。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:Spanish dance
  • Dancers:Tan Wan Lee, Lim Meng Foon, Foo May Ling, Chen Mung Lan, Fang Yin Chieh, Luna Lee, Pauline Yong.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : “Hook On A Song”

Item #4

  • Title:Returning Home 回娘家
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A bride is returning home to visit her parents. She sings happily all the way, oblivious of her surroundings in her hurry to reach home. The bride in this dance its accompanied by a group of young friends.

    新婚娘子回娘家,一路上边走边唱,心情开朗,却无心观赏任何景物,急急忙忙回娘家。(这是由一群小朋友们扮演)

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:children dance
  • Dancers:Alvina Loke Ee Ming, Lvy Tan, Karen Tan, Lim Swee Yian, Goh Lee Hoon, Goh Siaw Chia, Jannice Tung, Annabel Yong, Caroline Tung, Tay Pay Miang, Bong Nga Kiat, Chan Hui Hui, Cheng Tze Nee, Lily Tan.
  • Other Information:

    [Pianist 钢琴家] : Fong Yee Sieng

Item #5

  • Title:Bamboo Dance 竹竿舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    This is a Chinese folk dance. Several young girls clasping bamboo sticks dance to the music. This dance combines physical exercise with dancing.

    是一个传统的华族舞蹈。小姑娘们配合着优美的旋律轻巧的舞弄着竹竿,跳着复杂的舞步,充分的表现了体育与舞蹈合一之说。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:chinese dance, bamboo dance
  • Dancers:Luna Lee, Chan Lay Na, Fong Yee Chee, Lim Pei Lian, Sudan Apau, Sim Ching Shian, Alvina Loke Ee Ming, Yong Hui Tze.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Chun Sui (Chinese Folk Music)

Item #6

  • Title:Play Time 玩耍时刻
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A dance depicting a group of friends playing badminton after school hours. They take a group photo as a moment of their friendship.

    几个朋友于课余之时相约在场地上练习打羽球,最后拍照留念,运动与友谊并列。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:ballet, contemporary dance
  • Dancers:Chan Lay Na, Marlene Apau, Sudan Apau, Chen Mung Lan, Voon Meng Hoon, Lim Pei Lian.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Frank Mills

Item #7

  • Title:Dance Solo 给母亲的信
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A daughter far away from home has written a letter to her beloved mother. In the dance, she imagines her mother’s joy on reading the letter.

    游子离乡,倍加思亲。给母亲的信,亲切谨慎。幻念母亲阅读信件喜悦之情。

  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:ballet
  • Dancers:Tan Wan Lee
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Richard Clayderman

Item #8

  • Title:An Arabian Fantasy 阿拉伯舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    During a festival, an Arabian maiden has been invited to present a dance. Her graceful movements reveal the beauty of Arabian dances.

    阿拉伯女郎于节目上被邀起舞之景,舞步婀娜多姿,表露了阿拉伯舞线条之美。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:Arabian dance
  • Dancers:Voon Meng Hoon, Sudan Apau, Lim Pei Lian, Foong Yee Chee, January Chan, Luna Lee, Marlene Apau, Yong Hui Tze, Chan Lay Na.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Ballet Egyptian (National Sounds Of The Middle East)

Item #9

  • Title:Mazuka Dance 马祖卡
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A folk dance of Western Europe. Some peasants dance in their leisure.

    西欧民间土风舞,村民于工作闲暇之时,在广场上忘我尽情的欢舞。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:character dance, Mazuka, ballet
  • Dancers:Lim Meng Foon, Lim Pei Lian, Pauline Yong, Chen Mung Lan, Fang Yin Chieh, Sudah Apau, Marlene Apau, Chan Lay Na, Luna Lee, Foo May Ling.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Delibes

Item #10

  • Title:Peacock Dance 孔雀舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    A dance of ‘Tai’ tribe in Yunnan Province, China. The ‘Tai’ people regard the peacock as a symbol of luck and happiness. In the dance, a muster of peacocks wake up on a bright sunny morning. They descend the hill and drink and bathe in the stream. Finally, they take wing and fly up to the branches, showing their beautiful tail plumage as they gaze serenly behind them.

    孔雀舞是中国云南省傣族舞蹈,傣族人民将美丽的孔雀视为吉祥和幸福的象征。孔雀舞表现一群卧躺着的孔雀,在朝中渐渐苏醒过来。它们下山喝水,洗澡,最后登枝,洒下美丽的尾巴,安详的回头望。

  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:Chinese Dai ethnic dance, peacock dance
  • Dancers:Tan Wan Lee, Voon Meng Hoon, Foo May Ling, Fong Yee Chee, Fang Yin Chieh, Chen Mung Lan, Lim Meng Foon, Pauline Yong, Luna Lee, Lim Pei Lian, Sim Ching Shian, Chan Lay Na.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐]:Lo Chung Yong

Item #11

  • Title:Bongai Inang 马来舞
  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:Malay dance
  • Dancers:January Chan, Fang Yin Chieh, Luna Lee, Voon Meng Hoon, Fong Yee Chee, Alvina Loke Ee Ming, Lee Rhuok Ching, Delia Ho, Sim Ching Shian.

Item #12

  • Title:A Dance With Embroidered Balls 绣球舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Tossing an embroidered ball (for an eligible young man to catch) was one of the conventional ways in which the maidens of Ancient China chose their husbands. In this dance, the maidens dance with the balls embroidered by themselves, visualising the happy days ahead.

    抛绣球乃中国古代女性结偶的婚姻制度之一。待嫁闺女手持着自己细心缝制的绣球,一边欣赏一边把弄,憧憬着美丽的喜日。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:chinese dance, embroidered ball
  • Dancers:Tan Wan Lee, Fong Yee Chee, Conie Lee, January Chan, Fang Yin Chieh, Pauline Yon, Luna Lee, Lim Meng Foon, Foo May Ling, Chan Lay Na, Voon Meng Hoon, Sim Ching Shian.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Chinese Folk Music

Item #13

  • Title:Skates Waltz 溜冰圆舞曲
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    Some skaters go out on a cold winter day. Ignoring the cold, they skate with boundless joy and energy.

    冬季里,少女们不畏严寒的气候,尽情在户外作溜冰运动,互相嬉戏,充满青春活力,此舞摘自溜冰圆舞曲首段。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:ballet, waltz
  • Dancers:Lim Pei Lian, Anna Apau, Ting Ling, Delia Ho, Wellen Lau, Ivy Tan, Madeline Wee, Chen Lay Na, Karen Tan, Alvina Loke Ee Ming, Lee Yo Ching, Rosebel Yong.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐] : Meyerbeer

Item #14

  • Title:Giselle Pas De Six 吉赛尔六人舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    An excerpt from the ballet “Giselle”. Beautiful Giselle and her companions dance to welcome the visiting Duke and Princess.

    摘自著名芭蕾舞剧吉赛尔,美丽善舞的村姑娘吉赛尔与同伴们相偕起舞以娱,突然到访乡村的公爵与公主。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:ballet
  • Dancers:Tan Wan Lee, Pauline Yong, Fang Yin Chieh, Foo May Ling, Lim Meng Foon, Cheng Mung Lan.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐]:Adolphe Adam

Item #15

  • Title:Helena Polka 美国土风舞(帽子舞)
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    This is an American folk dance in which a group of girls dance with their beautiful hats. One of the girls, in a bout of mischief, whisks away her companions’ hats and flings them far away. The other girls catch her up and do the same to her.

    这是美国土风舞。小女孩戴着漂亮的帽子同游共舞。可是一个调皮的姑娘将所有的帽子全扔在地上,又戴在自己头上,直至同伴们追上了,最后将她的帽子给丢了。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:character dance, Polka, ballet
  • Dancers:Fong Yee Chee, Lee Yo Ching, Sim Ching Shian, Madeline Wee, Ivy Tan, Rosebel Yong, Ting Ling, Wellen Lau, Anna Apau, Alvina Loke Ee Ming, Yong Hui Tze, Delia Ho.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐]:Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Item #16

  • Title:Sword Dance 剑舞
  • Item Synopsis / Program Notes:

    In ancient China, the sword symbolized status, fame and glory. In this dance, an instructor and his pupils are practising sword fighting in the moonlight.

    剑在古代的中国非但是身份、地位、名誉、荣辱的象征,更是精神气魄的寄托。月光下仅见师生并肩习剑之影。

  • Choreographer:Tan Wan Lee
  • Group:

    Kuching Ballet Academy 古晋芭蕾舞学院

  • Category:Chinese dance, sword dance
  • Dancers:Tan Wan Lee, Fang Yin Chieh, Foo May Ling, Luna Lee, Chen Mung Lan, Lim Meng Foon, Pauline Yong.
  • Composer:[Music 音乐]:Chinese Folk Music

Credit

  • Lighting Designer:乔治荷顿, 砂都哈星
  • Production Crew:[Stage Decor 道具]:田保文, 朱增义, 吴阳宇
  • Producer:[Chairperson 主席] : 卢映月
  • Stage Manager:朱增义, 吴奕顺, 吴阳宇
  • Publicist:陈华敏, Chen Siew Ngoh