About The Last Dance

It is like dreams linked, one after the other – we try to peek at the ending, but discover it’s impossible to predict. Then we try to predict where it will end, but there seems to be no ending, just endless continuity and change – until suddenly the time is up. Life proceeds recklessly and then, reaching its richest state, becomes static, and this form becomes its epitaph. On the gravestone, the beautiful words chosen by humanity fade among the weeds. Oh! The immortal song records the stubbornness of humans, and their insignificance.

Credits

Choreographer/Director: Pan Xiaonan

Cast: Yang Ying, Air, Rachel, Ren Shanshan, Wang Ruoxue, Chen Yanchen, Yolanda

Lighting Design: Ma Junyu

Stage Manager: Li Junlan

Stage Manager Assistant: Li Lidong

About Pan Xiaonan

Pan Xiaonan graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts in Choreography. She organizes a dance platform, The Last Dance, and holds a dance party every Thursday night, hoping that more dance lovers will join it. In 2019, she took part as a dancer in the rehearsal of Wenhui's work, Ordinary People, and performed in Avignon. In 2021, as a choreographer, she joined rehearsals of Wenhui's work Ordinary People, and performed in Avignon. In 2021, as a physical choreographer, she joined the rehearsal of Metamorphosis and World on a Wire, the works of Director Li Jianjun from New Youth Group. Her personal works include Ah! My Friend, Ladybird, The Last Dance and Diaries Help Making Up.

About The Last Dance Company

The Last Dance was founded in March 2016. It has created four modern dance theatre works, and constantly experiments with improvisational dance performance. Now, it holds modern dance classes, "The First Class," held every Thursday, which intends to encourage ordinary people to join in the dance and experience the joy of dance inspired by each other.