US dancer-choreographer Carolyn Carlson is touring China with Seed (Back to the Land). [Photo provided to China Daily]

Poetry in motion

Contemporary US dancer-choreographer Carolyn Carlson premiered her work Seed (Back to the Land) in China on Saturday at the 17th Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, a major annual cultural event in the capital. And the show is expected to continue on Tuesday.

Premiered in Paris in 2016, Seed has been performed a number of times worldwide.

Inspired by nature, Carlson wanted to make a statement for future generations to create greater awareness of environmental issues and the threat of extinction that many species feel.

Learn more here.

If you go:

2:30 pm / 7:30 pm, May 30. Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, 9 Tianqiao South Street, Xicheng district, Beijing. 400-635-3355

Ticket: 80-180 yuan