WPT documentary features dance professor

A one-hour documentary featuring the work of choreographer and dancer Li Chiao-Ping premieres on Wisconsin Public Television, Sunday, Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. and will be re-broadcast Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 11 p.m.

Six Solos: Li Chiao-Ping Dances, produced and directed by independent, award-winning video maker Douglas Rosenberg, follows the making of the The Men’s Project, an evening-length show of six solo works commissioned by Li in 1996.

Internationally recognized choreographers Mark Dendy, David Dorfman, Joe Goode, Daniel Nagrin, Gus Solomons jr, and Mel Wong each worked with Li to create dances for her. The documentary follows the process from its inception through arduous rehearsals and ultimately to the performance of the six solos.

Six Solos: Li Chiao-Ping Dances, offers an extraordinary look at the creative process by inviting viewers into rehearsal studios where meaning and subtleties of the dances are communicated by the choreographers and ultimately interpreted by the multi-talented and versatile Li.

Through the lens of Director Douglas Rosenberg’s camera, the essence of each work along with how the bond between these modern dance masters and Li evolves is captured.

For further information or preview copies contact: James Steinbach, Director of Programming and Production, WHA-TV at 608-263-1232; 608-831-0234 or contact Douglas Rosenberg at 608-835-6590.