SHANGHAI, May 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sunday 23 May will be the last chance to see Swedish Fashion - Exploring a New Identity at River South Art Centre. Sunday 23 May is also the date for the Swedish Fashion Performance at the Swedish National Pavilion Day at the World Expo.
The exhibition produced by the Swedish Institute showcases 13 of the most prominent fashion designers from Sweden. Clothes from five of these designers will be integrated in the Shanghai-based choreographer Jin Xing's fashion performance at the Expo Center Red Hall, Sunday 23.
-- All the designers chosen for the performance represent the creative and
innovative spirit of Swedish fashion. The Swedish fashion industry is
in a state of redefining itself, of coming across as more innovative
and with a new identity, which is why I've created a performance that
deals with this new image, says choreographer Jin Xing.
The Fashion Performance will feature clothes designed by Diana Orving, Sandra Backlund, Martin Bergstrom, Goran Sundberg and Nakkna with the renowned Swedish dancer Virpi Pahkinen in a solo part. Original music for the performance is composed by the two popular Swedish artists Kleerup and Unge.
-- The Swedish Fashion exhibition has been very well received in Shanghai
since it opened on 9 April, and Ann-Sofie Back was one of the most
acclaimed designers at Shanghai Fashion Week. I am proud to present the
third and last part in this project which is a highly innovative
fashion performance by Jin Xing, who brings young Swedish design
together with today's modern China, says Anders Ohrn, project manager
at the Swedish Institute who has commissioned the performance.
The Fashion Performance is followed by concerts by Sofia Jannok, world music artist with roots in the northern Sami culture, and young pop sensation Those Dancing Days.
The Swedish Fashion Performance: May 23 6:30 pm at the Expo Center Red Hall
Swedish Fashion - Exploring a New Identity at River South Art Center, No. 1247 Nan Suzhou Rd, open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm until May 23
For further information, please contact:
Anders Ohrn, Project Manager
Swedish Institute in Stockholm
Email: anders.ohrn@si.se
Tel: +46-73-684-2013
Jonna Wibelius, Head of Culture & Public Relations
Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai
Email: jonna.wibelius@foreign.ministry.se
Tel: +86-21-5359-9618
Anna Rygard, Program Director
Swedish Expo Committee
Email: anna.rygard@expo2010.se
Tel: +46-8-402-7852
