A Chinese dance called the ” Thousand-Hand Guanyin”
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007There is an excellent dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin. Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment is … nothing short of amazing, even if they were not all deaf. Yes, you read correctly. All 21 of the dancers are complete deaf-mutes. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, these extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is at once intricate and stirring. Its first major international debut was in Athens at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Paralympics.
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It had long been in the repertoire of the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe and had traveled to more than 40 countries.
Its lead dancer is 29-year-old Tai Lihua, who has a BA from The Hubei Fine Arts Institute. The video was recorded in Beijing during the Spring Festival celebrations this year.
Enjoy this presentation which is 6 minutes in duration.
