Queer East Festival 2024
17 — 28 April
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Disco-TECA
China

Directed by
ErGao Dance
Running time
70 mins

Disco-TECA brings to life a unique moment in history, taking you back to early 1980s China, when a sensational wave of disco music took the south of the country by storm. After three decades of collectivisation and isolation from the world, the country’s doors were swung open, and in stepped disco dancing, sequins, bell bottoms, and batwings. The performance delves into the ecstatic power of disco for a nation that was ‘opening up’, exploring gender, identity, rebellion, and sexual liberation. Evoking a poignant historical moment with the iconic stylings of disco, Disco-TECA will transport you to the dance halls of China’s social reform era.


Screening Times


Fri 26 April, 7:30 PM
Event Past
Sat 27 April, 7:30 PM
Event Past
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Concept – ErGao, Fabrizio Massini
Director and Choreography – ErGao
Dancers – Wang Shaojun, Zhang Dianling, Guo Zixing, Li Runjian, Han Jinfeng
Light designer – Low Shee Hoe
Music – Liang Yiyuan, Simon Bishop
Costume – Yann Goah
Video designer – Zhao Meng
Graphic designer – Fu Meilin
Prop designer – Xiao Luzi
Academic adviser – Dr. Wang Qian, Tan Xiaoli

Commissioned by Ibsen International
Produced by Ergao Dance Production Group
With thanks to wowtheater, HE INTERACTION (the leading support partner of Southern Dance House by Ergao Dance Production Group), Zuo Tan Village



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