Arrivals and Departures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 4, 2006

Press Contact: Li Chiao-Ping, chiao-ping@education.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-5735 or (608) 239-8125
Web: www.lichiaopingdance.org

Arrivals and Departures

Li Chiao-Ping Dance and the UW-Madison Dance Program proudly present
Arrivals and Departures on May 3-6, 2006 at 8:00pm
at the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space.
Tickets available at the door. $16 (general), $12 (seniors), $5 (kids under 12). Special student ticket prices: $5 (Wed/Thurs), $8 (Fri/Sat).
The Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space is located at 1050 University Avenue (@ Brooks St.), Madison, WI 53706.

Arrivals and Departures, Li Chiao-Ping Dance's spring concert program, features the performances of several much-anticipated new works, including Camber, a beautiful new solo created for Ms. Li by the exquisite dancer/choreographer Molissa Fenley with music by William Duckworth. This solo is a part of Li Chiao-Ping's Women Dancing project, mirroring her landmark program that she created and performed approximately ten years ago called The Men's Project, noted in Dance Magazine that "for each choreographic variable, Li remained the constant: riveting, powerful grace." Li's new group works include: Past Forward, a gorgeous trio with live music composed and performed by the talented Nils Bultmann; Take-Off, a dynamic group work that looks at propelling oneself through space, filled with high-flying and low-flying maneuvers to the exciting music by the group Explosions in the Sky; and Arrival*, a community-based group work co-created with internationally-renowned video artist/director Douglas Rosenberg, which explores the individual and collective histories that make Madison home to many Jewish immigrants with original music composed by up-and-coming Israeli-born composer Matan Rubinstein. Come celebrate the Chinese New Year with this special revival of Li's humorous work, L'Année Du Chien, a part-dog, part-human story of learning how to sit and other tricks. Also on this program will be Li's signature solo work Chi, performed by former company member Megan Thompson; Chi is a solo work exemplifying Li's explosive and powerful style with music by Stephen Vitiello. *Since Arrival will only be performed on Thursday and Saturday (May 4 and 6), audiences will get a chance to see Rosenberg's latest dance film Verge on Wednesday and Friday (May 3 and 5), which will air on Wisconsin Public Television this summer.

Don't miss this first look at Li's innovative and fresh repertory. In signature fashion, Li Chiao-Ping dances that fine edge of classical beauty and postmodern eclecticism.

Li Chiao-Ping (Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer) was named by Dance Magazine as one of the 25 "we'll be watching in 2001 and for years to come!" She formed LI CHIAO-PING DANCE in 1990. Renowned for her solo work (YELLOW RIVER, ENTOMBED WARRIOR, CHI, MEN'S PROJECT, WOMEN DANCING), she is equally well-known for her multimedia and/or intergenerational productions (ODYSSEY, VENOUS FLOW: STATES OF GRACE, PAINKILLERS, LAUGHING BODIES, DANCING MINDS). Her collaborations with Douglas Rosenberg include dance films such as DE L'EAU, RESIDUES, PERIPHERY, GRACE, and a new production co-funded by Wisconsin Public Television and Bravo! FACT of Canada. Her work has been presented and screened throughout North and South America, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, and Toronto, as well as at festivals such as Jacob's Pillow, Bates Dance Festival, The Yard, the International Festival of Video and Dance in Argentina, and the American Dance Festival. Ms. Li has received numerous awards, grants and honors, including grants from the NEA and choreographic fellowships from the Wisconsin Arts Board and Scripps/ADF Humphrey-Weidman-Limon. She was the American representative in ADF's International Choreographer's Program. Her work has been commissioned by university dance programs, dance companies and independent artists. Current projects include Arrival as well as Women Dancing, the female counterpart for her Men's Project, which encompasses works choreographed for Ms. Li by esteemed female choreographers, such as Molissa Fenley, Elizabeth Streb, Heidi Latsky, Bebe Miller, and Victoria Marks.

Nils Bultmann (Composer) received his B.A. from the University of Madison-Wisconsin on a music scholarship, studying Viola Performance with Sally Chisholm as well as German Literature. More recently he has become interested in improvisation and composition. He has been active in collaborative projects of dance and film. Recent collaborations include performances with world musicians Sur Sudha from Nepal and multi-instrumentalist/instrument builder Ken Butler. In spring of 2003, he produced and recorded a CD compilation of his own compositions, Forgiveness, including a Solo Sonata for Viola, which appears in full score with review in the current issue of the Journal for the American Viola Society. In September 2004 he was a guest at the International Symposium for Improvised music in Munich Germany to perform two new works by jazz Saxophonists' Roscoe Mitchell and Evan Parker, which was recorded and soon to be released by ECM records. Nils has been the recipient of many awards including the Music Omi composer's residency fellowship in upstate New York and the Djerassi artist residency in northern California in September 2005, and at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming for April 2006.

Douglas Rosenberg (Visual Artist/Director) is an interdisciplinary artist working in video, installation and performance, whose work has been shown both in the United States and internationally in museums, galleries, and festivals. He is well known for his collaborations with Molissa Fenley, Sean Curran, Joe Goode, and Li Chiao-Ping. Recent honors include fellowships from, the Project on Death in America, funded by the Soros Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board (Fellowship in Performance) and was awarded an Isadora Duncan Dance Award (IZZIE) by the Bay Area Dance Coalition for his work with Ellen Bromberg on Singing Myself A Lullaby. His work has been funded by the NEA, the Zellerbach Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. His numerous residencies include: The Institute for Studies in The Arts, and the International Festival of Video Dance in Buenos Aires, Argentina and recently STARLAB Institute, Brussels and the Video Danza Mostra, Barcelona. Recent shows include, Video Festival Riccionne Teatro Televisione, Riccione, Italy, The Contemporary Art Museum in Buenos Aires, Dance on Camera Festival, NY, Mostra de Vídeo Dansa de Barcelona, Spain and Moving Pictures Festival of Video Dance, Toronto. His video dance work was recently screened at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He is the recipient of the Phelan Award in Video and was recently nominated for an Emmy Award.

Matan Rubinstein (Composer) has composed music in a variety of contexts and venues: from works for orchestra and chamber groups (with and without electronics), to Jazz Orchestras and combos, to Electronica. He has been active internationally as a pianist, keyboardist and electronics operator in Jazz, electronic and contemporary concert music. He is currently completing his DMA in music composition with Stephen Dembski and Les Thimmig, and teaching music theory at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he is a University Fellow.

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