After 14 weeks of practice and training, 126 students took to the stage for NYU Shanghai’s Spring Dance Concert, “Heroes,” on May 12. “We chose the theme ‘Heroes’ because of the significance of small acts of bravery, courage, and selflessness which impact us all,” says Associate Arts Professor Aly Rose. Waltz of the Flowers Act 1: Huang Baojia ’22, Daisy Bulgarin ’21, and Shan Xin ’21 from Ballet class danced to “The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13 Waltz of the Flowers” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Bells & Drums: Choreography & Performance dancers synchronized their movements to two different drumming pieces, “Drumming Part 1 & Part 4,” by Steve Reich. From left to right: Marisol Gallardo ’20, Gabi Branche ’21, April Sun ’19, Diana Xu ’19, Rachelle Ngo ’21, Abdullah Mobeen ’19 Heart’s Prayer: Lily Huang ’21 performing a Tibetan dance to “Wish” by Rexi Cairangdan and “Norbu” by Bruno Coulais. Zhu Canyu ’21 playing Chopin’s “Minute Waltz Op. 64 No.1.” Detectives & The Pink Panther: Students from the Jazz / Contemporary class danced to the “The Pink Panther Theme” by Bobby McFerrin and “The Pink Panther Song Remix” by TrapMusic. Dona Nobis Pacem: Gabi Branche ’21, Dylan Pallandino ’21, and Christina Bowllan ’21 dance to “Dona Nobis Pacem 2” by Max Richter. Krystal Gong ’22 playing “Summer” by Joe Hisaishi. Group Voice students Kong Xiaoyan ’21, Yang Jiaxin ’21, Xu Yitong ’21, Huang Jianing ’22, and Dong Shuting ’19 sing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You / I Love You Pretty Baby” by Frank Valli, Bob Crewe, and Bob Gaudio. Students performing a Dai Minority dance called “The Women of Highland,” choreographed by Liping Yang, a dancer famous across China for her performance of the Dai peacock dance. Marisol Gallardo ’20 from Choreography & Performance dancing to “Trójkąt Cz.1, Tylko Ty, Trójkąt Cz.2” by JIMEK and Adam Aston / “Heroes” written by David Bowie and Brian Eno, sung by Peter Gabriel. Robert Melikyan ’21 and Abdullah Mobeen ’19 from Choreography & Performance dancing to “Trójkąt Cz.1, Tylko Ty, Trójkąt Cz.2” by JIMEK and Adam Aston / “Heroes” written by David Bowie and Brian Eno, sung by Peter Gabriel. The finale of the Spring Concert ended with “Heroes” performed by Gabi Branche ’21, Liang Xiao, Rachelle Ngo ’21, April Sun ’19, Robert Melikyan ’21, Diana Xu ’19, Marisol Gallardo ’20, Abdullah Mobeen ’19, Jannie Zhou. “This semester, the students worked extremely hard in their diverse performances. The Choreography & Performance class was also invited to TANK Shanghai to film and perform their own piece, “Bells & Drums,” says Rose. Share: Facebook Twitter Weibo All Years202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 Apply Move-In Day 2024Aug 30 2024 NYU Shanghai Class of 2023 Reception in New YorkMay 22 2023 End-of-Semester Art Shows Bid Farewell to Century AvenueDec 16 2022 Students from NYU Shanghai’s Class of 2020, 2021, and 2022 Join NYU’s All-University Commencement at Yankee StadiumMay 20 2022 Students Showcase Arts Achievements in Fall ShowsDec 10 2021 Dean’s Service Corps Gives Back to the City Dec 3 2021 Students Showcase Original Research in Fall 2021 SymposiumNov 12 2021 Community-Engaged Learning: Students Have Close Encounter with Organic Agriculture and Ecology of ‘Rural’ ShanghaiOct 22 2021 NYU Shanghai Commencement 2021May 25 2021 Class of 2021 Go Local Master’s ConvocationMay 22 2021 NYU Shanghai's 2021 Spring Concert!May 14 2021 TEDxNYUShanghai Presents "On the Flip Side"Apr 21 2021 Show and Tell: Arts Students Present Their Semester’s LaborsDec 18 2020 Shanghai Through the Filmmaker's LensOct 30 2020 Welcome, Class of 2024!Sep 8 2020 Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page