Let there be light

Beijing Contemporary Dance Theater (BCDT) has cooked up something a little different for the 60th birthday party of New China. It's latest offering, Prism, is a triple bill from three rising foreign choreographers, who have produced original works for the occasion.

The troupe's artistic director and choreographer Wang Yuanyuan has, for a change, taken a back seat for the production that will premiere today at the People's Liberation Army Theater.

It is one of 12 shows selected by the Beijing municipal government to mark six decades of the People's Republic of China and the only one featuring international artists. These are Sweden's Pontus Lidberg, Louise Midjord from Denmark, and Nadine Thouin of Canada. They have been collaborating throughout the summer with BCDT, in Beijing.