When Mountains Cry

Co-created by Brigel GJOKA and Xiexin Dance Theatre, the work explores loss, growth, protection and hope through recurring gestures of hands and arms. Presented at Shanghai Oriental Art Center as part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, in collaboration with the China Shanghai International Arts Festival.

Recurring gestures of hands and arms shape a language of support, concealment, reaching and gathering. The work considers how people grow through loss and become a source of protection for others, bringing private memory into a shared physical space.

Brigel Gjoka provides the choreography and stage and lighting concept, with music by Fatrin Krajka and production and performance by Xiexin Dance Theatre. The Shanghai performances took place at Oriental Art Center on 22–23 October 2026.