Phony Pony Ho!
The duet Phony Pony Ho! begins with comedy and ends with comedy — yet along the way the audience is lured into a mysterious, absurd world that they don’t know if they should be stricken with fear or laughter. The cogent contrast in the narrative, emotionality and physicality in the work is the choreographers’ creative exploration and careful construction of the many unresolvable contradictions of the world: an uncontainable greed for joy leads us to tragedy; an ambition to love forever, an urge to die young.
Choreographers and Performers: Yinqi Wang and Xiao Liang (Maggie)
Music: “Por una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel,“Udutha Udutha Huth” by Ghantasala,“Fujiken (Final Section)” by Carl Stone,“美术鸡” by Zuoxiao Zuzhou
Lighting Designer: Rin Mizumoto
Photographer: Fernando Eizaguirre
Special thanks to Emily Chapman, danny waters, Ari Pulido, Julian Xiong, and Timothy Frangos
📍Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, Maine (Aug, 2024)
📍Claire Trevor Theater at University of California, Irvine (May, 2024)
📍Stomping Grounds, Nachmo LA (Feb, 2024)
📍MashUp Contemporary Dance Company, LA (Feb 2024)
🎖️ Merit Honoree of New Century Dance Project, 2024
🎖️ MODArts Move to Change Festival, Jacques d’Amboise Center for Learning and the Arts, NYC (Nov 2024)
Larry Keigwin, director of Keigwin + Company
“At times playful and silly and then a striking shift to ominous, serious…enjoyed the juxtaposition of these dynamics… The impact of getting a sneak peek into a relationship, a moment of voyeurism. The relationship is quirky and co-dependent in a great way.”
LAI Hung-Chung, director of Hung Dance
“The simultaneous jumps of the two dancers are very exciting, and the balance in the partnering work represents a conflicting pull.”