Original Choreography:

- Inventive, evolving excellence -

- A bridge between cultures -

The video includes excerpts from the full work of:

*The Things That Remain (17’)

M U S I C - Ezio Bosso, David Lang, & Kong Kie Njo

WORLD PREMIERE June 11, 2022, at Patricia Reser Center of Arts, Beaverton, Oregon (Oregon International Ballet Academy)

NOTES: "In our life, you will meet different people, people will come and go. You will inspire others or get influenced by people you may not even notice. It is the connection with who we met, who touched our souls. It is the things that remain inside ourselves to define who we are. This piece is also a gift from me to our departing senior students. I wish them always remember who they are and believe in themselves during their adventures in their bright future." — Ye Li

*Where It Ends (5')

Dress rehearsal footage of Ye Li's newest creation at the National Choreographers Initiative, Molly Lynch, Director, presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre, July 29th, 2023

Music: Sweet From the album "Picnic in the Cemetery", composed by Njo Kong Kie, performed by the Day Off trio. Available on iTunes"

*The 61st SECOND (9'18')

Music - Ezio Bosso

WORLD PREMIERE: June 23rd, 2023 at THE PATRICIA RESER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Beaverton, OR

Dancers: Medea Cullumbine-Robertson, Isaac Lee, Isichel Perez, Nicholas Sakai, Brian Simcoe (Oregon Ballet Theatre)

"Is what we perceive as reality, in fact real? What is illusion and what is true?" - Ye Li

*PLAYER (17')

Music - Olafur Arnalds, Ezio Bosso, and Anne Sophie Versnaeyen

WORLD PREMIERE: June 23rd, 2023 at THE PATRICIA RESER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Beaverton, OR Oregon International Ballet Academy

Player reflects stages of growth and the interconnectivity of our choices. By engaging OIBA’s youngest dancers at the start of the piece to showcase the playfulness of childhood and the games of chance and choice children engage with, Li lays a meaningful and relatable foundation for the piece. The work then gradually cycles through dances with increasingly older children, showcasing how the decisions we make and the directions we take in our lives play out through myriad possibilities.