The Grand Annual Gala by Feng Ye Dance Theater for 2018 is named Encounter. The Gala will begin with a story to be told by renowned American artists Mr. Freddy Clarke and Ms. Margaret Mitchell who will, from a Westerner’s perspective, talk about the present and the past, the East and the West.
Feng Ye, the founder and artistic director of Feng Ye Dance Studio, is a Chinese National 1st-Grade Dancer and renowned choreographer, regarded by Chinese media as a rarely-seen “three-in-one artist” (outstanding dancer, choreographer and art management expert). She will act as the choreographer and director of this Gala. Dancers of Feng Ye Dance Company will, together with Zhang Aoyue, a famous Chinese dancer and Champion of the China-US So You Think You Can Dance, present for the audience awesome Chinese classical as well as ethnic and folk dances.
Feng Ye Dance Studio has been established in the San Francisco Bay Area since August 2017, and Feng Ye Dance Company consists of the very best trainees at Feng Ye Dance Studio, who are talented dancers with the same level of artistic expression as that of professional dancers.
On this special night, this gala is not only a dance performance, but also an extravaganza of Chinese dance redefined.
Note: No children under age 5, please.