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08th Feb, 2015
Chinese Late at Horniman Museum, Thursday 26th Feb
Yuyu is invited to perform her dance work Infinite at Horniman Museum's event Chinese Late. Infinite is a duet Yuyu did a R&D in 2013. It's looking at the fluidity of Tai Chi energy within and using Chinese ribbon as a media to explore the external flowing energy in the space. This month Yuyu is re-working on this exploring journey from within to the external and will perform an excerpt of Infinite on 26th Feb.
Please click here to find out more details.
07th Dec, 2014
Ex Nihilo - ATMA DANCE
Wednesday 10 December, 7:30pm at Ivy Arts Centre, Guildford
The last show Yuyu is performing in 2014! It is an abstract contemporary dance influenced by
Bharata Natyam, a classical Indian dance form. More information click here.
23rd Aug, 2014
Medea NT Live on 4th September
If you cannot make this well received show before 4th September, there is an opportunity for you to catch it up wherever you are in the UK or in the world!
Find out more details about NT live for Medea on 4th September.
12th Aug, 2014
Teh Internet is Serious Business - The Royal Court Theatre
Yuyu starts rehearsing with the team of Teh Internet is Serious Business, Royal Court Theatre latest show, written by Tim Price, directed by Hamish Pirie and choreographed by Emma Martin. The first preview will be on 17th September and press night will be on 23rd September. Find out more details.
18th June, 2014
Medea - National Theatre
Diving into an exciting project with National Theatre London their latest production MEDEA! It's third week of rehearsal and the work is getting a shape. More sharing to come. Keep your eyes on this space!
04th March, 2014
Protein - Border Tales
The latest work Yuyu has been working with since last Summer - protein dance - Border Tales. We start the show at The Place from 25th Feb - 15th March. Come to enjoy the evenings!
Here is our 4 stars review
Everything Theatre
22nd Oct, 2013
TEDGlobal 2013
Yuyu was supporting visual artist Hetain Patel to give a talk at TEDGlobal this June in Edinburgh. It was amazing experience.
Now the video has gone online! Enjoy it! The Link
03rd July, 2013
WEEK 3 : SNAPSHOTS
We are working so hard to resolve each puzzle and only by doing so step by step, we will be able to bring all the puzzles together organically into a beautiful picture. Having my choreography mentor Kate Flatt- Kate Flatt Projects in the studio today and feeling very refresh! So much to THINK AGAIN! Can't wait get into the studio tomorrow!
24th June, 2013
WEEK 2 : SNAPSHOTS
Working in the studio exploring ideas and breaking my old mould for my first time start-from-scratch choreography and solo - SNAPSHOTS.
It has been a hard process but I know it is fantastic opportunity for me to expand my self as a dance artist. Nervous but exciting!
13th June, 2013
Life Experience. Mind blowing TED Global 2013
Full of gratitude to be able to attend TED Global in Edinburgh for whole week and encountered with so many outstanding thinkers and talents. Our talk went very well and have got tremendous response from participants. Here is the blog for our talk and keep your eyes on here. The video link will be posted as soon we have it!
30th May, 2013
TEDGlobal 2013, 10th June -14th June in Edinburgh
I am going to perform alongside Hetain Patel to give his Be Like Water special edition for TED talk. Life experience.
30th April, 2013
Invisible Presence Work-in-process
After working in the studio together with Elena Zaino, the shape of Invisible Presence is gradually revealing even it is still on the stage of experiment.
Invisible Presence is a duet piece inspired by Doug Wheeler " The idea that visible reality is only a small crumb of what is really out there. "
We have presented what we have made so far in 8Beat Festival and The Female Choreographer Collective Experiment in April. Elena and Yuyu will continually develop the work.
16th March, 2013
8BEATS Festival
Yuyu and Elena Zaino are making a duet work 'Invisible Presence' after two years since Elena got injured. We have been invited to perform Invisible Presence at 8BEATS Festival in Verona, Italy on 13th April 2013. We are very exciting about it and looking forward to share our first co-choreography work to you. Keep your eyes on it!
06th January, 2013
Latest work, SNAPSHOTS
Happy New Year!
Yuyu is very pleased to present you her latest intercultural dance & music work SNAPSHOTS - the collaboration with musician Liz Liew.
A personal exploration of key moments in Liew's life and its surrounding emotions, told through Rau's unique dance language inspired by Chinese classical dance and martial arts and an evocative live original soundtrack on piano, violin and Chinese instrumentation.
Taster Video
06th November, 2012
Be Like Water
Yuyu is very grateful to be part of the piece Be Like Water directed by the visual artist Hetain Patel. The premiere is on 27th and 28th November 2012 at Royal Opera House, London - Linbury Studio Theatre
I enjoy working with Hetain and the whole team very much. It is a couldn't stop laughing but heartwarming piece.
Please find more details on http://www.hetainpatel.com/
or http://www.facebook.com/events/540042146010811/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
11th March, 2012
Yuyu is commissioned to choreograph the cultural Olympic project Jumping Dragon 2012 produced by Step Out Arts since May 2011. She has been doing the developing and researching on it. Here are the links for the show after she did the first R&D with dancers and artists in 2011.
- Circle energy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjZ2QSm6Zio&feature=related
- Harmony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FQSD6A7EcQ
10th Feb, 2012
The première for Yuyu Rau latest inter-cultural dance work Beloved emoh is on Friday, 17th Feb 2012 part of Resolution! 2012. To avoid disappointment make sure you book ticket in advanced!!
Beloved emoh – YUYU RAU
When the yearning for home intensifies, cultural identity unfolds.
8pm, Friday 17th Feb 2012
Robin Howard Dance Theatre
17 Duke's Road,
London, WC1H 9PY
Tickets: +44 (0)20 7121 1100
http://www.theplace.org.uk/11701/whats-on/yuyu-rau-divo-company-seke-chimutengwende-friends.html
- Beloved emoh will be part of intercultural project Jumping Dragon 2012 (awarded as London 2012 Inspire programme) produced by Step OutArts.
29th June, 2011
Great opportunity to watch The Most Incredible Thing composed by Pet Shop Boys and choreographed by Javier De Frutos! It screens on BBC4 this Friday, 1st July at 8pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0126wdn
Catch Yuyu! If you can! She is appearing in 3 acts, especially in Act 2. She is the soloist of gambler and pianist.
Also find out the Making of The Most Incredible Thing,
http://www.sadlerswellsisdance.com/#/video/1027890704001
17th June. 2011
Yuyu is going to perform with Protein dance company for Greenwich & Docklands International Festival - Crossroads on 25th and 26th June! Please find the details as the link below;http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169096186487213
22 May, 2011
Start working with Luca Sivestrini, Artistic Director of Protein dance company for Crossroads from 23rd May and it will be staged outdoors within the stunning Royal Naval College on 25th and 26th June and is presented in partnership with Trinity Laban as part of Greenwich Dances, a new 10-day festival.
15 May, 2011
Yuyu just finished a research and development work for Step Out Arts upcoming project JUMPING DRAGON, a production celebrating the Cultural Olympiad 2012. The sharing at gDA on 13th May has gained very positive feedback and it is looking good to continue develop through out this year.
01 May. 2011
YuYu Rau, Step Out Arts’ associate artist, performs her work ‘Re-encounter’ at Plymouth Festival on Sunday 8th May 2011.
09 April, 2011
Review, The Most Incredible Thing, Sadler's Wells
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8400508/The-Most-Incredible-Thing-Sadlers-Wells-review.html
- Yuyu is the one who walk away from the table on the left side in the photo!
10 March, 2011
"The Most Incredible Thing" is coming soon!!
Yuyu is going to perform with Sadler's Wells dance production "The Most Incredible Thing" on 17th- 26th March 2011. It is a show with amazing set, amazing costume, amazing music and of course amazing dance!
30 January, 2011
Yuyu Rau's latest inter-cultural multidisciplinary dance work, Re-encounter is coming back! The show is at 7:30pm on 3rd Feb 2011 at The Hawth Theatre and it is Chinese New Year !
Hawth Theatre
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 6YZ
TEL: 01293 539418
https://tickets.hawth.co.uk/public/show.asp
29 December, 2010
Yuyu is going to dance for Sadler’s Wells new dance production - The Most Incredible Thing, composed by Pet Shop Boysand choreographed by Javier De Frutos from 17th Jan, 2011 till 26th March, 2011!
To find out more details:
http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Pet-Shop-Boys-and-Javier-De-Frutos
22 November, 2010
Yuyu is attending Big Intensive on 13th - 17th December!
Big Intensive is a December course for choreographers and directors to provoke ideas, provide inspiration, and illuminate new creative possibilities. This year's theme concentrates specifically on choreography, with speakers from the worlds of dance, visual arts, dramaturgy, marketing and theatre. For the first time participants on the week long course will be selected via open application, which is aimed at artists with up to five years professional experience.
http://www.sadlerswells.com/jerwoodstudio/
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Like Yuyu Rau on Facebook then you won't miss any latest news and her journey as a dance artist.
08th Feb, 2015
Chinese Late at Horniman Museum, Thursday 26th Feb
Yuyu is invited to perform her dance work Infinite at Horniman Museum's event Chinese Late. Infinite is a duet Yuyu did a R&D in 2013. It's looking at the fluidity of Tai Chi energy within and using Chinese ribbon as a media to explore the external flowing energy in the space. This month Yuyu is re-working on this exploring journey from within to the external and will perform an excerpt of Infinite on 26th Feb.
Please click here to find out more details.
07th Dec, 2014
Ex Nihilo - ATMA DANCE
Wednesday 10 December, 7:30pm at Ivy Arts Centre, Guildford
The last show Yuyu is performing in 2014! It is an abstract contemporary dance influenced by
Bharata Natyam, a classical Indian dance form. More information click here.
23rd Aug, 2014
Medea NT Live on 4th September
If you cannot make this well received show before 4th September, there is an opportunity for you to catch it up wherever you are in the UK or in the world!
Find out more details about NT live for Medea on 4th September.
12th Aug, 2014
Teh Internet is Serious Business - The Royal Court Theatre
Yuyu starts rehearsing with the team of Teh Internet is Serious Business, Royal Court Theatre latest show, written by Tim Price, directed by Hamish Pirie and choreographed by Emma Martin. The first preview will be on 17th September and press night will be on 23rd September. Find out more details.
18th June, 2014
Medea - National Theatre
Diving into an exciting project with National Theatre London their latest production MEDEA! It's third week of rehearsal and the work is getting a shape. More sharing to come. Keep your eyes on this space!
04th March, 2014
Protein - Border Tales
The latest work Yuyu has been working with since last Summer - protein dance - Border Tales. We start the show at The Place from 25th Feb - 15th March. Come to enjoy the evenings!
Here is our 4 stars review
Everything Theatre
22nd Oct, 2013
TEDGlobal 2013
Yuyu was supporting visual artist Hetain Patel to give a talk at TEDGlobal this June in Edinburgh. It was amazing experience.
Now the video has gone online! Enjoy it! The Link
03rd July, 2013
WEEK 3 : SNAPSHOTS
We are working so hard to resolve each puzzle and only by doing so step by step, we will be able to bring all the puzzles together organically into a beautiful picture. Having my choreography mentor Kate Flatt- Kate Flatt Projects in the studio today and feeling very refresh! So much to THINK AGAIN! Can't wait get into the studio tomorrow!
24th June, 2013
WEEK 2 : SNAPSHOTS
Working in the studio exploring ideas and breaking my old mould for my first time start-from-scratch choreography and solo - SNAPSHOTS.
It has been a hard process but I know it is fantastic opportunity for me to expand my self as a dance artist. Nervous but exciting!
13th June, 2013
Life Experience. Mind blowing TED Global 2013
Full of gratitude to be able to attend TED Global in Edinburgh for whole week and encountered with so many outstanding thinkers and talents. Our talk went very well and have got tremendous response from participants. Here is the blog for our talk and keep your eyes on here. The video link will be posted as soon we have it!
30th May, 2013
TEDGlobal 2013, 10th June -14th June in Edinburgh
I am going to perform alongside Hetain Patel to give his Be Like Water special edition for TED talk. Life experience.
30th April, 2013
Invisible Presence Work-in-process
After working in the studio together with Elena Zaino, the shape of Invisible Presence is gradually revealing even it is still on the stage of experiment.
Invisible Presence is a duet piece inspired by Doug Wheeler " The idea that visible reality is only a small crumb of what is really out there. "
We have presented what we have made so far in 8Beat Festival and The Female Choreographer Collective Experiment in April. Elena and Yuyu will continually develop the work.
16th March, 2013
8BEATS Festival
Yuyu and Elena Zaino are making a duet work 'Invisible Presence' after two years since Elena got injured. We have been invited to perform Invisible Presence at 8BEATS Festival in Verona, Italy on 13th April 2013. We are very exciting about it and looking forward to share our first co-choreography work to you. Keep your eyes on it!
06th January, 2013
Latest work, SNAPSHOTS
Happy New Year!
Yuyu is very pleased to present you her latest intercultural dance & music work SNAPSHOTS - the collaboration with musician Liz Liew.
A personal exploration of key moments in Liew's life and its surrounding emotions, told through Rau's unique dance language inspired by Chinese classical dance and martial arts and an evocative live original soundtrack on piano, violin and Chinese instrumentation.
Taster Video
06th November, 2012
Be Like Water
Yuyu is very grateful to be part of the piece Be Like Water directed by the visual artist Hetain Patel. The premiere is on 27th and 28th November 2012 at Royal Opera House, London - Linbury Studio Theatre
I enjoy working with Hetain and the whole team very much. It is a couldn't stop laughing but heartwarming piece.
Please find more details on http://www.hetainpatel.com/
or http://www.facebook.com/events/540042146010811/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
11th March, 2012
Yuyu is commissioned to choreograph the cultural Olympic project Jumping Dragon 2012 produced by Step Out Arts since May 2011. She has been doing the developing and researching on it. Here are the links for the show after she did the first R&D with dancers and artists in 2011.
- Circle energy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjZ2QSm6Zio&feature=related
- Harmony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FQSD6A7EcQ
10th Feb, 2012
The première for Yuyu Rau latest inter-cultural dance work Beloved emoh is on Friday, 17th Feb 2012 part of Resolution! 2012. To avoid disappointment make sure you book ticket in advanced!!
Beloved emoh – YUYU RAU
When the yearning for home intensifies, cultural identity unfolds.
8pm, Friday 17th Feb 2012
Robin Howard Dance Theatre
17 Duke's Road,
London, WC1H 9PY
Tickets: +44 (0)20 7121 1100
http://www.theplace.org.uk/11701/whats-on/yuyu-rau-divo-company-seke-chimutengwende-friends.html
- Beloved emoh will be part of intercultural project Jumping Dragon 2012 (awarded as London 2012 Inspire programme) produced by Step OutArts.
29th June, 2011
Great opportunity to watch The Most Incredible Thing composed by Pet Shop Boys and choreographed by Javier De Frutos! It screens on BBC4 this Friday, 1st July at 8pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0126wdn
Catch Yuyu! If you can! She is appearing in 3 acts, especially in Act 2. She is the soloist of gambler and pianist.
Also find out the Making of The Most Incredible Thing,
http://www.sadlerswellsisdance.com/#/video/1027890704001
17th June. 2011
Yuyu is going to perform with Protein dance company for Greenwich & Docklands International Festival - Crossroads on 25th and 26th June! Please find the details as the link below;http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169096186487213
22 May, 2011
Start working with Luca Sivestrini, Artistic Director of Protein dance company for Crossroads from 23rd May and it will be staged outdoors within the stunning Royal Naval College on 25th and 26th June and is presented in partnership with Trinity Laban as part of Greenwich Dances, a new 10-day festival.
15 May, 2011
Yuyu just finished a research and development work for Step Out Arts upcoming project JUMPING DRAGON, a production celebrating the Cultural Olympiad 2012. The sharing at gDA on 13th May has gained very positive feedback and it is looking good to continue develop through out this year.
01 May. 2011
YuYu Rau, Step Out Arts’ associate artist, performs her work ‘Re-encounter’ at Plymouth Festival on Sunday 8th May 2011.
09 April, 2011
Review, The Most Incredible Thing, Sadler's Wells
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/dance/8400508/The-Most-Incredible-Thing-Sadlers-Wells-review.html
- Yuyu is the one who walk away from the table on the left side in the photo!
10 March, 2011
"The Most Incredible Thing" is coming soon!!
Yuyu is going to perform with Sadler's Wells dance production "The Most Incredible Thing" on 17th- 26th March 2011. It is a show with amazing set, amazing costume, amazing music and of course amazing dance!
30 January, 2011
Yuyu Rau's latest inter-cultural multidisciplinary dance work, Re-encounter is coming back! The show is at 7:30pm on 3rd Feb 2011 at The Hawth Theatre and it is Chinese New Year !
Hawth Theatre
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 6YZ
TEL: 01293 539418
https://tickets.hawth.co.uk/public/show.asp
29 December, 2010
Yuyu is going to dance for Sadler’s Wells new dance production - The Most Incredible Thing, composed by Pet Shop Boysand choreographed by Javier De Frutos from 17th Jan, 2011 till 26th March, 2011!
To find out more details:
http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Pet-Shop-Boys-and-Javier-De-Frutos
22 November, 2010
Yuyu is attending Big Intensive on 13th - 17th December!
Big Intensive is a December course for choreographers and directors to provoke ideas, provide inspiration, and illuminate new creative possibilities. This year's theme concentrates specifically on choreography, with speakers from the worlds of dance, visual arts, dramaturgy, marketing and theatre. For the first time participants on the week long course will be selected via open application, which is aimed at artists with up to five years professional experience.
http://www.sadlerswells.com/jerwoodstudio/
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