{"id":48989,"date":"2025-07-21T14:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccdc.com.hk\/ccdc_events\/as-if-snowing-asku-xinjiang\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:56:36","slug":"ais_aksu","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.ccdc.com.hk\/en\/ccdc_events\/ais_aksu\/","title":{"rendered":"As If Snowing (Aksu, Xinjiang)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row enable_arrows_animation=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Programme&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1742439310278-bc16fb5c-7881&#8243;][vc_column_text]<i><span lang=\"EN-US\">As If Snowing <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">traces the memories carried by the body and its quiet reflections on life, as dancers move through shifting rhythms and intensities. Choreographed by Sang Jijia, Artistic Director of CCDC, the work features three dancers whose movements intertwine with AI-generated imagery. 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