Be a guest at ornate 'Wedding of Ordos'
SALISBURY — A colorful international wedding is coming to town Saturday, Jan. 18, and everyone on Delmarva is invited.
The Ordos Song and Dance Theatre of China’s Inner Mongolia region will bring their award-winning show “The Wedding of Ordos” to Salisbury University thanks to the university’s partnership with World Artists Experiences Inc.
“It’s through World Artists and the Embassy of the Republic of China,” said June Krell-Salgado, director of the SU Office of Cultural Affairs. “The whole premise of World Artists is the best way to bridge cultures and promote understanding and promote dialogue between people is through the arts. And it’s so true.”
The show recreates a wedding ceremony from the Ordos region in Mongolia. The rituals — the presenting of the engagement, greeting of the son-in-law, toasting and receiving the mother’s blessing — date back to the 15th century.
“The first dance is called ‘Lord Genghis Khan,’ and all of the Mongolians are descendants of Genghis Khan and they really revere him,” Krell-Salgado said. “The first dance shows the nostalgia and the respect for him and praises his great achievements. The show is all about the Mongolian weddings, love and traditions.”
The acclaimed group will perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington the following week.
Krell-Salgado said viewers should be able to both relate to and distinguish between their own traditions and those of the Mongolians.
“I think there are commonalities — love, joy — that we share no matter where we are from,” she said. “There is exquisite costuming, and the entire show will have just resplendent, gorgeous color.
“The computer has made the world so small; it’s so important that we can understand, respect and dialogue with people because they are one click away. I would hope that everyone comes away with an appreciation for the culture, the traditions, the customs, the costumes, the art of dance, the music — it’s so many things,” Krell-Salgado said. “There are so many aspects of the arts that are moving and coming together to create a dance performance, so you’re getting all of the social aspects and then there is the appreciation of the different art forms that have been woven together to create a dance concert.“I feel very honored that we are able to present this to the community,” she said. “Everything that we do in this office is free and open to the public, so we serve everyone from 2 to 102.”
The Ordos Song and Dance Theatre of China’s Inner Mongolia region will bring their award-winning show “The Wedding of Ordos” to Salisbury University thanks to the university’s partnership with World Artists Experiences Inc.
“It’s through World Artists and the Embassy of the Republic of China,” said June Krell-Salgado, director of the SU Office of Cultural Affairs. “The whole premise of World Artists is the best way to bridge cultures and promote understanding and promote dialogue between people is through the arts. And it’s so true.”
The show recreates a wedding ceremony from the Ordos region in Mongolia. The rituals — the presenting of the engagement, greeting of the son-in-law, toasting and receiving the mother’s blessing — date back to the 15th century.
“The first dance is called ‘Lord Genghis Khan,’ and all of the Mongolians are descendants of Genghis Khan and they really revere him,” Krell-Salgado said. “The first dance shows the nostalgia and the respect for him and praises his great achievements. The show is all about the Mongolian weddings, love and traditions.”
The acclaimed group will perform at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington the following week.
Krell-Salgado said viewers should be able to both relate to and distinguish between their own traditions and those of the Mongolians.
“I think there are commonalities — love, joy — that we share no matter where we are from,” she said. “There is exquisite costuming, and the entire show will have just resplendent, gorgeous color.
“The computer has made the world so small; it’s so important that we can understand, respect and dialogue with people because they are one click away. I would hope that everyone comes away with an appreciation for the culture, the traditions, the customs, the costumes, the art of dance, the music — it’s so many things,” Krell-Salgado said. “There are so many aspects of the arts that are moving and coming together to create a dance performance, so you’re getting all of the social aspects and then there is the appreciation of the different art forms that have been woven together to create a dance concert.“I feel very honored that we are able to present this to the community,” she said. “Everything that we do in this office is free and open to the public, so we serve everyone from 2 to 102.”
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