Jin Xing: From Army Colonel to Ballerina from Shannon Van Sant on Vimeo. more ›

It's been two months since Li Yang, the self-styled evangelist of the English language and founder of the Crazy English franchise, was accused by his American wife Kim Lee of domestic violence, but Li has not only NOT been hiding in a hole, he's been going around China talking about the episode to just about anyone willing to interview him! Li was recently in Shanghai for a talkshow where he was unlucky enough to meet the sharp-tongued Jin Xing, the dancer who was unceremoniously booted off a Zhejiang reality show as a judge recently, just because she was transgender. more ›

Jin Xing (金星), one of the foremost figures in Chinese contemporary dance and a judge on the reality television singing competition Fei Tong Fan Xiang 《非同凡响》says she has been kicked off the show by order of the Zhejiang Province Radio, Film and Television Bureau because of her transsexual identity. more ›

A busy lady with a busy dance company - just back from Australia and only one month after their last Shanghai performance, they are now on stage here again. This coming weekend, - Jin Xing and her dance troupe, Jin Xing Dance Theatre, take on the Shanghai Grand Theatre with the piece Made in China - The return of the Soul, a work that takes the idea of China as the worlds biggest factory and contrasts it with the pressured individuals behind that machinery. more ›

Jin Xing herself greeted the audience from upstage in the wide theatre. The auditorium was barely half filled, but that didn't bother the choreographer, "I'm interested in quality not quantity. Ten years ago when my company performed in this exact theatre, the room was filled. Back then I gave away tickets to everyone, so it was easy to fill it up. Now, I don´t give away one single ticket, no one from the government gets anything, cause I love quality of the audience!" more ›

Deep down, somewhere in the heart of the orchid-like construct we all know as the Oriental Art Center, a creative meeting between masters recently took place. Scotland's leading choreographer and dance icon, Alan Greig, led a workshop with Jin Xing Dance Theatre, one of the most prominent dance companies in our city. Both performed at the recent Shanghai Dance Festival - the fourth one ever held. more ›

Shanghai's Jin Xing Dance Theatre collaborated with Korea's Won Kim Group in a performance inspired by the film Il Grido (The Outcry) at Shanghai Theatre Academy on Friday night as part of the ongoing 2009 Shanghai Dance Festival. more ›

Time to clear your calendar for Shanghai´s biggest dance event, starting Friday next week. Shanghai Dance Festival is here again for the fourth time, hosting some of China's most respected dance artists as well as international celebrities. more ›