UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, April 3, 1996
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Performance artist uses more than dance to create good theater
By David Teska
Kansan staff writer
Ping Chong believes that history is written both by the winners and the losers.
The relationships are much more complex than we realize," he said.
Exploit that we realize, he said. Chong, a New York performance artist, will explore this theme when he presents Deshima at 8 tonight at the Lied Center.
Chong gave a slide lecture on the history and style of his work at Swarathout Recital Hall yesterday. Speaking to about 35 people, Chong detailed the development of his style through his other works.
Although his shows make extensive use of sound, slide projection, music and dance, he said he didn't limit himself by labeling his work as performance art.
but you could call it theater, too," he said.
"I'm called a performance artist.
Jeannie Mellinger, director of education for the Lied Center, said that Chong's work was exactly what the Lied Center staff was looking for when they asked him to perform for the New Direction Series.
"The New Direction Series was established for artists who were doing new work and challenging work." Mellinger said.
Deshima is the first in a trilogy of dance performances Chong conceived. Its theme is the relationship between East and West, Chong said.
It follows the history of Japanese and Western relations from the 16th century to the present and is told metaphorically using Vincent Van Gogh's painting, Sunflowers, Japanese court dance, the interment of Japanese-Americans during World
War II and the ongoing economic dispute between Japan the the United States.
Audiences will find his style different from other theatrical performances, Chong said.
"It's not traditional theater in that there are not a lot of people standing around talking," he said.
Erika McVay, Dodge City freshman, said that she wasn't familiar with Chong's work but that she was
attending Wednesday's performance as a requirement for Recital 100.
"They didn't give me much background information," she said. "I'm looking forward to seeing it tomorrow."
As part of the Lied Center's You Come First campaign, student tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased at the Lied Center, Murphy Hall and the SUA box offices.
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