{"id":8224,"date":"2024-09-02T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T09:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=8224"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T09:22:39","slug":"chinese-dance-drama-about-wing-chun-stuns-london-audience-at-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=8224","title":{"rendered":"Chinese dance drama about Wing Chun stuns London audience at debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON<\/span><\/span>, Sept. 2, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A report from Xinhua:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As two performers in dark cheongsams and cloth shoes executed a fist technique bout with both power and grace, the audience at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London<\/span> seemed to hold their breath, captivated, before erupting into long-lasting cheers and applause.<\/p>\n

These movements were not part of a martial arts show but a Chinese original dance drama titled “Wing Chun,” named after one of the most renowned forms of Chinese Kung Fu.<\/p>\n

“It blew my mind,” Ellen Costa<\/span> told Xinhua after watching the show, adding that she was impressed “from start to finish” and had a “very emotional moment.”<\/p>\n

Created in Shenzhen<\/span>, the production made its Europe<\/span> debut in London<\/span> on August 30<\/span> and will run for 12 shows until September 7<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Incorporating martial arts elements, including Tai Chi<\/span>, Bagua Zhang and Praying Mantis, into both classical and contemporary dance, the show mainly tells the life story of Yip Man, the grand master of Wing Chun.<\/p>\n

The show intertwines the journey of people pursuing their dreams with the philosophies of Chinese Kung Fu masters, emphasizing righteousness, kindness, modesty, love, and peace.<\/p>\n

“I think it was a very non linear, beautiful representation,” Vita Henderson Chan<\/span> told Xinhua after the show. “It leaves a lot for interpretation, for the viewer to be able to project their own meanings onto some movements and to understand the emotion.”<\/p>\n

She said it was “masterful” in terms of “the skillful transition of the emotions of dance into intense practice movements of the martial arts.”<\/p>\n

She added that the performers demonstrating movements in a synchronized manner was “impressive” and “so powerful in one breath.”<\/p>\n

During the two-hour show, some viewers sobbed as the characters experience heart-wrenching lows. When the final curtain fell, almost everyone stood up to applaud and cheer, while the performers made two encores in response to enthusiastic<\/span> audiences<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“It’s creating a story which people understand, which is not too complicated or abstract,” Farooq Chaudhry<\/span>, a dance producer in the United Kingdom<\/span> (UK), told Xinhua.<\/p>\n

Since its premier in Shenzhen<\/span> in 2022, “Wing Chun” has been staged in dozens of major cities across Asia<\/span>, including Beijing<\/span>, Hong Kong<\/span> and Singapore<\/span>. It will celebrate its 200th performances in London<\/span> on September 6<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In its French leg of this tour, the show will have four performances at the Palais des congr\u00e8s de Paris<\/span> in early October.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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LONDON<\/span><\/span>, Sept. 2, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A report from Xinhua:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As two performers in dark cheongsams and cloth shoes executed a fist technique bout with both power and grace, the audience at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London<\/span> seemed to hold their breath, captivated, before erupting into long-lasting cheers and applause.<\/p>\n

These movements were not part of a martial arts show but a Chinese original dance drama titled “Wing Chun,” named after one of the most renowned forms of Chinese Kung Fu.<\/p>\n

“It blew my mind,” Ellen Costa<\/span> told Xinhua after watching the show, adding that she was impressed “from start to finish” and had a “very emotional moment.”<\/p>\n

Created in Shenzhen<\/span>, the production made its Europe<\/span> debut in London<\/span> on August 30<\/span> and will run for 12 shows until September 7<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Incorporating martial arts elements, including Tai Chi<\/span>, Bagua Zhang and Praying Mantis, into both classical and contemporary dance, the show mainly tells the life story of Yip Man, the grand master of Wing Chun.<\/p>\n

The show intertwines the journey of people pursuing their dreams with the philosophies of Chinese Kung Fu masters, emphasizing righteousness, kindness, modesty, love, and peace.<\/p>\n

“I think it was a very non linear, beautiful representation,” Vita Henderson Chan<\/span> told Xinhua after the show. “It leaves a lot for interpretation, for the viewer to be able to project their own meanings onto some movements and to understand the emotion.”<\/p>\n

She said it was “masterful” in terms of “the skillful transition of the emotions of dance into intense practice movements of the martial arts.”<\/p>\n

She added that the performers demonstrating movements in a synchronized manner was “impressive” and “so powerful in one breath.”<\/p>\n

During the two-hour show, some viewers sobbed as the characters experience heart-wrenching lows. When the final curtain fell, almost everyone stood up to applaud and cheer, while the performers made two encores in response to enthusiastic<\/span> audiences<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“It’s creating a story which people understand, which is not too complicated or abstract,” Farooq Chaudhry<\/span>, a dance producer in the United Kingdom<\/span> (UK), told Xinhua.<\/p>\n

Since its premier in Shenzhen<\/span> in 2022, “Wing Chun” has been staged in dozens of major cities across Asia<\/span>, including Beijing<\/span>, Hong Kong<\/span> and Singapore<\/span>. It will celebrate its 200th performances in London<\/span> on September 6<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In its French leg of this tour, the show will have four performances at the Palais des congr\u00e8s de Paris<\/span> in early October.<\/p>\n

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