TAO 2009-2010 Tour
2009-2010 brought TAO Dance Theater to Europe numerous times, for performances and workshops in Europalia 2009 and Culturescapes 2010.
From 2009-2016, Ping Pong developed and produced all of TAO's international touring and projects, including all tour and production management, as well as for numerous domestic projects and performances. Ping Pong secured all commissioning support from China and abroad for the co-commissioned works 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
About the Artist
Tao Ye
Artistic Director Tao Ye is a graduate of the Chongqing Dance School in Chongqing, China.
After dancing with the Shanghai Army Song & Dance Ensemble, he joined Shanghai Jin Xing Dance Theater, and later moved to Beijing to join the
Beijing Modern Dance Company (BMDC).
In March 2008, at only 22 years old, he founded TAO Dance Theater. Main works include his number series Weight x 3; 2; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8. In 2012 leading Asian style magazine Men's UNO awarded Tao Ye the 2012 Elegance Award, recognizing leaders in China’s culture and entertainment field. In 2013, The Beijing News awarded him the 2013 Innovator Award for Dance, and the 2015 Emerging Artist Award. In 2013 The Beijing News awarded him the 2013 Innovator Award for Dance. He is a 2012-14 Sadler’s Wells "New Wave Associates" artist.
Tour Schedule
- EUROPALIA 2009
- CULTURESCAPES 2010
ANTWERPEN
01.2010 - 02.2010
Monty
www.monty.be
AMSTERDAM
01.2010
Frascati
www.theatrefrascati.nl
Dampfzentrale Bern
Theater Chur
Kaserne Basel
Tanz in Olten