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29 May 2011

Lula Washington Dance Theatre superb in Zhengzhou

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This pitiless crew had not only a dance critic eating out of their hand; five thousand Chinese enjoyed their charms, and their enduring hard work. I never chatted with dancers who referred to themselves as often as dance-artists or expressed as much concern about connecting with their audience. [...]

26 May 2011

Freedom Jazz Movement @ Henan Province’s SIAS University

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Crazy things happened in the audience. When Miller first exploded into drumming, the crowd erupted with the first of many spontaneous, marvelously timed, rounds of applause — not jazz’s standard post-solo clapping. Instead, a great roar would arise like at a soccer match. The quartet responded in kind, tearing into their material and delivering a full throttle set of American jazz. [...]

26 May 2011

Train to Zhengzhou for Lula Washington Dance Theatre

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The Lula Washington modern dancers make a bullet path from Xi’an to Zhengzhou on a high-speed train. There they opened a 8 day residency at SIAS University, under the sponsorship of SIAS President Shawn Chen. [...]

24 May 2011

Lula Washington Dance Theatre rocks Xi’an

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They came, they saw, they danced, and they conquered the ancient Chinese capital of Xi’an, even waking the terracotta soldiers: Lula Washington Dance Theatre. [...]

23 May 2011

In China, with Lula

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At Beijing Airport with irrepressible, fabulous Lula Washington Dancers… [...]

16 May 2011

arts•meme to China

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arts·meme has the great honor of accompanying Lula Washington Dance Theatre’s month long tour of China, primarily in and around Henan province. [...]

9 January 2011

Dance ambassador Lula Washington heads to Middle Kingdom

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A positive review by a U.S. consulate representative vetting a Vladivostok performance by Lula Washington Dance Theater, in November and December on a 20-city Russian tour, has resulted in a six-figure grant in support a 25-day tour for the ebullient Los Angeles-based African-American dance troupe to China. [...]

27 January 2010

Why is James Cameron so happy?

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About Los Angeles choreographer Lula Washington who created movements for James Cameron’s “Avatar” [...]