Choi Seunghee Performance Photo
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Record Details
- Title (English)
- Choi Seunghee Performance Photo
- Title (Chinese)
- 崔承喜剧照
- Title (Romanization)
- Cui Chengxi juzhao
- Description
- In 1951-52, the world-renowned Korean dancer Choi Seunghee (Sai Shōki/Ch'oe, Sŭng-hŭi/최승희/崔承喜, 1911-1969) was invited to teach a year-long course at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. At the time, Choi was based in North Korea. Choi was one of the most important modern dance artists in Asia from the late 1930s until the early 1960s and had a major impact on the development of modern Chinese dance.
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UM Library Material
Online Video - Performers (Romanized name)
- Choi, Seunghee
- Performers (Chinese name)
- 崔承喜
- Performers (Korean name)
- 최승희
- Performers (Names in Other Transliterations)
- Sai Shōki/Ch'oe, Sŭng-hŭi
- Choreographer (Romanized name)
- Choi, Seunghee
- Choreographer (Chinese name)
- 崔承喜
- Choreographer (Korean name)
- 최승희
- Dance Style
- Korean
- Object Material
- Black & white photograph
- Contributing Artist
- Siqintariha, 1932-
- Image Filename
- SQ00001
- Collection Title
- Pioneers of Chinese Dance
Technical Details
- Collection
- Pioneers of Chinese Dance
- Image Size
- 1196 x 1772
- File Size
- 84 KB
- Record
- SQ00001
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dance1ic/x-sq00001/sq00001
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/dance1ic:SQ00001
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"Choi Seunghee Performance Photo." In the digital collection Pioneers of Chinese Dance. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/dance1ic/x-sq00001/sq00001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2025.