Awakening Lion and Odes to Heroes bring heritage, contemporary dance, music, stage design and digital imagery together. Institutions may participate through group attendance, cultural interpretation, artist exchange, professional workshops, curriculum dialogue and creative research, with pathways to future joint performances, touring cooperation and international cultural programmes.
How can lion dance, southern martial arts and traditional narrative song become the language of dance drama? Awakening Lion brings Lingnan heritage into contemporary choreography and stage expression. It has received China’s Lotus Award for dance drama and a Wenhua repertoire award.
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Through Yingge dance, overseas Chinese letters and memories of migration to Southeast Asia, the work explores family, belonging and home—stories that invite conversation across China and Southeast Asia.
View official performances & ticketsInstitutions may propose group attendance, cultural interpretation, artist exchange, professional workshops and curriculum dialogue. Additional arrangements require separate coordination with the relevant project parties.
Organise a student and staff visit, and request a pre- or post-show discussion about dance, music, narrative or stage design.
Suggest an artist conversation, workshop, curriculum discussion or creative research topic, then discuss a feasible format and date.
Use the exchange to explore future international cultural activities, joint performances, touring cooperation or cross-university creative work.
Departments and groups working in dance, music, theatre and performance, stage arts, film and media, digital content, visual art and design, cultural studies and heritage, arts management, creative industries, arts education and international exchange. University arts groups, theatre companies, research centres and interested students and staff are also welcome.
You do not need prior knowledge of lion dance or Yingge to engage with the movement, music, stage design and story. Specialist students can explore creative methods, while other audiences can start with the characters and themes. The relationship between heritage and contemporary performance offers plenty to discuss afterwards.
Publicity Department of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee; Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau; Guangzhou Culture Development Group.
Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre.
STARFUSE. The AIDRC MADE Secretariat helps coordinate university contacts and cultural-exchange requests.
Consult the official ticketing pages for sessions, venues and ticket conditions. Additional university exchanges are arranged separately.
Download the public programme guide for dates, content and ways to take part. Share it with colleagues as you discuss the activity.
Select your role, participation base, payment and artwork-delivery arrangements to obtain a Regional Participation and Fee Guide in your chosen language. Name and contact details are optional. Ask the Secretariat to confirm cross-region cases.
After reviewing costs and discussing internally, complete the membership and programme application. Once reviewed and places confirmed, follow the Project Participation Confirmation Letter or contract for payment and next steps.
Obtaining a guide is not registration or a reservation. For follow-up, check and send the prepared email from the download page, or complete an application.
