Chinese dance history on show in Chicago, tells different collection story
The ongoing exhibition on Chinese dance history at the University of Michigan (UM) in the midwest U.S. city of Chicago not only illustrates postwar Chinese dancing, but also tells a different collection story.
The show, held at the UM Hatcher Graduate Library, draws from a wealth in the UM Chinese dance collection, which owes most to a Chinese dance researcher, and a librarian who is meanwhile a performing arts fan.
While the show Chinese Dance: National Movements in a Revolutionary Age, 1945-1965 presents China's dance culture and history in that specific time frame, the exhibits - photos, periodicals, books, performance programs, postcards and mimeographs, among others, mark an intensive and joint efforts over more than three years by Emily Wilcox and Liangyu Fu.
