"Taiji Dao Dance, Calligraphy & Sound"
Date: Saturday, September 6th, 2025 Time: 3:00PM to 4:00PM Location: Churchtown Dairy, 357 Co Road 12, Hudson, NY 12534 Ticket: $15 Seniors and Children under 18 $25 General Scroll down to purchase tickets Lorelei Chang’s Taiji Dao Dance, Calligraphy and Sound will open this new dance series in Hudson, NY at Churchton Dairy's Round Barn. The performance will take place on September 6th, 3pm-4pm. Chang is a stunning dance and calligraphy artist whose dance vocabulary arises from her mastery of Taiji, Qigong and Bagua movement traditions from ancient China. Taiji Dao Dance, Calligraphy and Sound is one of three performances that comprise the Round Barn Dance Series, all inspired by the architecture and beauty of Churchtown Dairy. For this performance, Chang skillfully integrates dance and calligraphy into the beauty and architecture of the Round Barn @ Churchtown Dairy. Her abundant life experiences as a professional dancer, choreographer, Chinese calligrapher, Qigong & Taiji teacher, Shiatsu practitioner and painter plus her caregiver role in the past few years have all played roles in her creative process. Chang's performance will convey the mysteries and energy flow of nature and the wider universe. This unique multi-faceted performance, with the enlightening music by Joseph Getter, and narration by Nini Melvin,will fully illuminate Chang's unique artistic vision, poetic style and humor. Taiji Dao encompasses the essence in Dao De Jing, the ancient Chinese classic, and five elements theory (Water, Earth, Wood, Fire and Metal) interwoven with Chinese philosophy of Dao and calligraphy. Through Chang's profound and joyous movement, music, and narration centered around the resonant five elements, this performance sheds light on the uplifting experience of Churchtown Dairy and life itself. Artists Bios for The Taiji Dao Dance, Calligraphy & Sound Lorelei Chang is one of the first modern dancer pioneers when modern dance was brought to China in 1987. She is renowned modern dance artist, Qigong teacher, and a Chinese calligrapher who has dedicated her life time to study these disciplines for nearly 40 years. While Lorelei continues thriving in the dance world, her fascination about Asian culture expends her horizon into Traditional Chinese Medicine and Shiatsu. In the past years of Shiatsu studies with Nini Melvin, she discovered the power of healing from all these art forms both in her personal life and the lives of her loved ones. Her passion in cultivating these art forms continues to inspire her students and audiences alike. dancenlight.org Joseph Getter is a creative world musician, multi-instrumentalist, improvisor, composer, and teacher. He has decades of experience in call-and-response kirtan, Javanese gamelan of Indonesia, Carnatic classical music of southern India, experimental music, drumming, and Jazz. Joseph creates music for theater, dance, sound meditations, yoga, and the circus arts. Joseph accompanies dance classes at Wesleyan University, and at Educational Center for the Arts high school. He teaches music at Southern Connecticut State University, University of New Haven, Independent Day School, and Oddfellows Playhouse. Nini Melvin created a nature-based healing art, HUMANATURE, blending Shiatsu, Chinese Medicine, Dance, Qigong and Five Element Meridian Movement. She wrote a book, HUMANATURE, made a divination deck and many shiatsu charts, all featuring Lorelei Chang! Nini has a Master’s Degree in Dance from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. She studied and taught shiatsu at the Ohashi Institute in NYC from 1981-1994. Since 1985, Nini has trained shiatsu and Qigong teachers and practitioners locally and internationally. She teaches classes online and in person. Nini and Lorelei have been collaborating and co-creating for almost a decade! www.NiniMelvin.com Photo by Jeff Holcombe |
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