The performances of Carl Orff’s “CARMINA BURANA” will be held on October 29th and 30th, 2016 at Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre. Copyright: Matthias Baus, Cologne 2011

The chosen dance "CARMINA BURANA" by German composer Carl Orff is globally well known for its highly energetic character. Its powerful music supports the means of artistic expression of dancers. At the same time, the intensity of the composition corresponds to the concentrated energy of 140 teenagers as dancer, 100 singers and 70 musicians simultaneously on stage.

In 2012, the first Community Dance project was initiated by Christa Kroeger Wang and held under the lead of Royston Maldoom, who has been directing such projects worldwide for more than 40 years. 130 Chinese and German students from four different schools presented a professional performance of Stravinsky's "Firebird" at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. 2014 the second Community Dance were performed by 160 Chinese and international students with the Choreography to the music of "Le Sacre du Printemps" from Igor Stravinsky at the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre.

2014: Premiere “Le Sacre du Printemps” Harmony Shanghai hosts China’s only Community Dance project and won the British dance veteran Royston Maldoom to choreograph and support. Copyright: Yolanda von Hagen, Shanghai 2014

Event information

Harmony Shanghai 2016: CARMINA BURANA

October 29th, 7:30 pm and October 30th, 2:30 pm 2016, Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre: www.shpgt.com

Tickets available at the Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre and the following schools:

German School Shanghai (Eurocampus and Pudong Campus)

Lycée Français Shanghai Qingpu

Dulwich College Pudong

Jiangsu Taicang Secondary Vocational School

Cao Yang School No 2