The Moment explores the transience of “now” through a series of seven vignettes that trace the arc of a love affair. Created especially for the opening performance of the Beijing Contemporary Dance Theater, this playful collection showcases the company’s strengths in choreography, set and lighting design, multimedia, and the dancers’ fluency in the idioms of ballet and modern dance. Charged by the energetic original score, the dancers embody the magnified emotions of “now” in a love affair, from the thrill of first meeting, to the electricity of first touch, through the passion of embrace, through loss, insecurity and finally acceptance that all that exists is this moment right now. The piece premiered at the Tianqiao Theater in Beijing on December 10, 2008.

Time: 40 minutes
Choreography: Wang Yuanyuan
Music: Chen Yuli, Joewi Verhoeven, Wang Zhiyi
Dancers: 7 female, 7 male