Shanghai: Dancers ‘sculpt’ ancient tomb figures on stage

If dancers look like ancient artworks, that’s the whole point of Tian Tian’s choreography [SHINE]
If dancers look like ancient artworks, that’s the whole point of Tian Tian’s choreography
SHINE | 06-Apr-2021 | By Ma Yue

Choreographer Tian Tian’s latest creation “Yong III,” inspired by ancient sculptures and paintings, delighted audiences at its premiere last week at the Shanghai International Dance Center. Tickets for the two performances were sold out over a week in advance, no doubt because Tian is no stranger to audiences who enjoyed her previous works “Cuncun Wuwo” and “Yong II” at the center last year. Continue reading “Shanghai: Dancers ‘sculpt’ ancient tomb figures on stage”

A great tea nation now slurping on coffee

Coffee with a fur kid on Jiashan Road, Xuhui District [SHINE]

SHINE | 04-Apr-2021 | By Ke Jiayun

Every day at 9:30am, Shanghainese woman Ling Aiwen, 35, opens the door of her cafe “100FFEE” on Yongjia Road in Xuhui District. The three-year-old coffee house also has a Chinese name “Baifei Daixing,” — a well-known phrase that translates roughly as “a thousand things wait to be done.” Continue reading “A great tea nation now slurping on coffee”