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Blush (騷紅) is a quartet that evokes the ephemeral beauty and inner turbulence suggested by the traditional Chinese water sleeve dance. Through flowing sleeves and circular pathways, the dancers create a visual echo of ripples, wind, and emotional undercurrents. The choreography weaves classical Chinese aesthetics with contemporary form, crafting a space between elegance and rupture, softness and assertion. As sleeves arc through air and fall in silence, the piece invites the viewer into a world that blurs gesture and spirit, restraint and release.

 

Choreographer: Shang-Jen Yuan 袁尚仁

Performers: Emma Wischenbart, Marta Pikulyak, Nicola Gstöttner, and Nina Daglinger

Music: "Sonata for Violin & Piano: Movement III" by Philip Glass

 

Premiered at Dance Gala Braşov 2025, Opera Braşov

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