Poetry and motion
Interpreting a ballet piece for blind or vision-impaired people involves focusing on sensory experiences beyond sight, primarily through auditory and tactile cues, she said. Detailed visual aspects, including the dancers' movements, expressions, choreography, and stage settings, need to be conveyed.
"The goal is to help the listeners visualize the performance," she said, adding that the mood and emotions being conveyed through the dance were also incorporated in her interpretation.
Dancer-choreographer Wang Yabin was an interpreter for the dance piece Xishang Zhitou, or Joy on the Branches, which featured 10 female dancers from the Beijing Dance Academy.
"Since the dance piece evokes an image of a flourishing and festive occasion, like the Spring Festival, my tone had to be very joyful and cheerful," said Wang. "Blind and vision-impaired audiences can hear the music, so I tried to vividly articulate the visual details — like the colors, textures, and movements — allowing the audience to 'see' through words."
