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How to Reinvent a Dance Tradition? Be Light as a Feather.

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By Brian Seibert
| Breaking One
The striped feather extends straight up from the dancer's head, nearly doubling her height. As she moves, it moves in response, bending like a reed in the wind, rippling like an eel. In Chinese opera, pheasant tail feathers, called ling zi and usually worn in pairs, identify a warrior character. The plumes aren't just decorative; their waving and quivering express mood and emotion. But in "Birdy," by Taiwanese contemporary dance company Hung Dance, the feathers take on more functions.
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How to Reinvent a Dance Tradition? Be Light as a Feather.

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By Brian Seibert, Roderick Aichinger, Julien Mignot
| The New York Times Verified
The striped feather extends straight up from the dancer’s head, nearly doubling her height. As she moves, it moves in response, bending like a reed in the wind, rippling like an eel. In Chinese opera, pheasant tail feathers, called ling zi and usually worn in pairs, identify a warrior character. The plumes aren’t just decorative; their waving and quivering express mood and emotion.
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A Return to the Familiar at Lincoln Center's New Dance Festival

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By Brian Seibert
| Breaking One
(Critic's Notebook) NEW YORK -- The history of contemporary dance at Lincoln Center is long but inconsistent, especially in contrast to the institution's commitment to ballet. The new Lincoln Center Contemporary Dance Festival is a welcome corrective, a well-funded effort that seems to have legs. The festival's first three selections focused on lesser-known international artists, some making local debuts.
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