Now, here's an exciting event: the China Modern Dance Festival in Beijing. According to AsiaWeek's Ellen Hobson, "The originality and diversity displayed by the companies from Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan -- united for the first time in the mainland -- show that modern dance is a flourishing if relatively new art form in China": <P> <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0623/as.dance.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0623/as.dance.html</A>

Thank you, Azlan. That was very interesting. And the pictures helped give color and definition to the descriptions. What an exciting festival to see - wish I could!<P>