Harmonic Series, a modern dance performance originally scheduled for March, got its world premiere in the Shanghai International Dance Center from July 10 to 12. The show’s creators are hotshot choreographers from Spain, Guy Nader and Maria Campos. In this dance, they intend to show their pursuit of new dancing styles.

Like many modern dance performances, Harmonic Series is abstract. After watching Harmonic Series, some people said that the dancers seemed to be riding a roller coaster, while others said the dance resembles planetary rotation and revolution. Another audience member said that the performance is similar to Brownian motion, meaning the random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a liquid or gas,

There are a lot of dangerous movements and lifts in the performance, which likely catch the audience’s eye. “This is my second time watching it but I still feel nervous for the dancers,” said a spectator.

Art director Xie Xin mentioned that Harmonic Series is a wonderful performance by nine dancers. Those nine people must have a strong sense of trust in each other so that they can produce a breath-taking performance for the audience.

“The performance calls for a high level of concentration,” said dancer Guan Honghang. “Every one of us is highly focused on our movements, so as to ensure that we won’t get hurt.”

Harmonic Series is the first commissioned performance staged in the Shanghai International Dance Center since its reopening. Though all the tickets have been sold out, it is still difficult to make ends meet because the occupancy for each show must be capped at 30 percent. Nevertheless, the theater still hopes to support young dancers and private dance groups through this difficult period.

After Harmonic Series, Shanghai Jinxing Dance will bring two performances, Wandering in Dreams and Their World from July 16 to 19.