Burning Marches

Globalization is not just about the economy but also about youth, and imaginable futures. Guangdong Modern Dance Company dive headfirst into the burning questions of a next generation: how to be resilient, how to fight for something, how to find your tribe. A celebration and rallying cry in one, Burning Marches fuses street fashion, Cantonese rhythms, and urban-coded choreography into one fierce dance-explosion.

Following the acclaimed success of Hommage at Noorderzon last year, rising Chinese choreographer Yang Zhen returns with his bold and distinctive aesthetic combination of urban movement and Chinese street fashion. Zhen unveils a vision where young people come together to navigate between hope, expectation, and raw emotion in a rapidly changing world.

Guangdong Modern Dance Company (GMDC), China`s first professional modern dance company, was founded in 1992. It is internationally renowned for the exquisite and captivating performances. GMDC has been hailed by The New York Times as ”one of the big success stories of international dance” and ”a pacesetter with a difference”. Based in one of the most vigorous regions in China, the company has attracted some of the most talented and daring artists in China. Works created by its dancers, resident choreographers, artistic directors and international guest artists reflect various views of dancing arts. The diversified artistic styles of Guangdong Modern Dance Company reflect the forward-looking, inclusive and open-minded characteristics in Guangdong culture. With a forward-looking, diversified, open and inclusive vision, GMDC has been invited to numerous remarkable international festivals in dozens of countries and regions. Its works have won critical acclaim and overwhelming responses from audiences and critics around the world.