“Artists of
the Orient” provides world-class entertainment featuring the most talented martial
artists, dancers, acrobats and musicians from China. The group offers a spectacular
variety of breathtaking martial arts, folk dances and Peking Opera dances in amazing
native costumes, and award winning live Chinese music. Especially designed for convention
and meeting functions, corporate parties and special events, this group provides the most
extraordinary Chinese entertainment, with a tradition of over 5,000 years and a timeless
appeal that crosses all ages, languages and cultural barriers.
“Artists of
the Orient” has assembled an elite team of China’s best entertainers, including
gold medallists of various national and international competitions and festivals,
including Yitao Li, Wei Lin, Changkui Tang and Jie Yu. They came from various China’s
national performing troupes, and were principle performers at Florida Splendid China theme
park in Orlando. Renowned for its versatility, this group combines Chinese folk dances,
Peking Opera, martial arts, and Chinese music, and has developed unique programs that
represent the very best in Chinese entertainment. The members of China Splendid Performing
Group have performed throughout China and across USA.
The mission of
“Artists of the Orient” is to promote Chinese performing arts and entertainment
in the USA, and to support the culture and art exchange and communication between China
and USA.
Program
Descriptions
Artists
of the Orient offer several different programs, from individual acts, to complete,
choreographed costumed shows. Please review your options below:
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Drum
Performers: 4
Time: 6 minutes
The drum sound was associated with thunder, meaning it could
bring rain and be beneficial to farms and plant cultivation. For centuries, the drum has
been used in making sacrifices to ancestors, praying for rain, encouraging people and
celebrating harvests, but modern people created the new combination forms of drum and
dance, drum and Peking Opera, and drum and Martial Arts, and brought them on the stage by
using the drum’s rhythm to express love, encourage people to unite and struggle
forward.
Tai Chi Quan
Performers: 1
Time: 5 minutes
Martial Arts are an important part
of Asian culture and have developed into many different forms. For many of the people
of China, Martial Arts represent the struggle of the Chinese people throughout their long
history. The spirit of Martial Arts leads them to the freedom of a brighter
future. Mr. Wei demonstrates Tai
Chi Sword and Tai Chi Quan. The movements look slow, but they are powerful, precise and
very good for health.
Peacock Dance
Performers: 1
Time: 7 minutes
The Peacock
Dance, performed here by Yitao Li, is
a traditional dance of the Dai people. Dai people live in The Yunnan Province, southwest
of China, home to many rainforests. The unique tropical weather and the natural
environment formed Dai's unique tradition and culture. They share their homeland with
creatures of great variety and have managed to preserve natural habitats of thousands of
rare species. The beauty and mildness of the peacock has always been a great inspiration
for Dai people. They consider peacocks as Goddesses that can bring them peace and
happiness, which they pray for with graceful peacock dancing. This piece of peacock dance
vividly shows one day of a peacocks' life in the rainforest, waking up in the morning,
stretching his beautiful wings, chirping along with other birds and bathing in the spring,
amazed by their own graceful reflection in the water.
Red Ribbon Dance
Performers: 3
Time: 3 minutes
In China, red is regarded as a
life-giving color, as well as being associated with good fortune and happiness. For
centuries, the Chinese have taken great pride in producing beautiful silk ribbons. The Red
Ribbon Dance originated from Chinese opera, and has been preserved since the Han
Dynasty. It has become a traditional dance to perform during festivals.
Chinese Music
Performers: 4
Time: 25 minutes
Much of the
music of China has a unique sound, due to the many unusual music instruments which are
native to China. Most Western audiences have never had the opportunity to see or hear
these instruments in person. Mr. Tang
presents a musical performance on these Chinese blown instruments, the bowed instruments,
the plucked instruments, and the percussion instruments. The traditional Chinese folk
music is performed on instruments that have been used in China for over 2,000 years, and
these instruments were selected from over 200 typical Chinese-style instruments.
Peking Opera
Performers: varies
Time: varies
The Chinese
Peking Opera is well known for its art and beauty. The opera makes a symbolic world full
of colors and beauty. Some of the highlights of viewing this spectacle are the bright
colors of the costumes and scenery, but the best example of beauty and symbolism in the
Peking opera is the art of the painted face. "A special quality of the Chinese Opera
is to cover up all ugliness and to keep only beauty" The colors, shapes, lines and
strokes of the paint of a character’s face tells the personality, role and status
without needing any narration or explanation.
Long Sleeve Dance
Performers: 1
Time: 5 minutes
Long Sleeve
Dance is a kind of garment fashion of the maidens in ancient China. It is pretty,
elegant and water-waving, like fairies walking and flying among the blue sky and the white
clouds. A long time ago, it was applied to the imperial musical dance, whenever the
royals, nobles and the high officials celebrated their birthday parties or grand
banquets. The maid in imperial palace always danced with their long sleeves, which
amused and entertained all participants.
Hu San-niang
Performers: varies
Time: varies
Hu San-niang
was a heroine in ancient China. She was a master of Martial Arts, benevolent and
chivalrous, which brought her reputation as an Amazon. This piece of dramatic dance
presents her spirit of bravery when she was on the way to the front-line to fight the
enemy. Her performance and the specific attune and make-up in the drama highlight her
glorious character.
Bian
Performers: 1
Time: 3 minutes
Bian was one
of the weapons in ancient China. The advantage was its flexibility. It required very
sophisticated skills, which are mesmerizing to watch.
Chopsticks
Performers: 2
Time: 3 minutes
Chopsticks
Dance was originally a single man’s dance at marriage or festival ceremonies, under
the accompaniment of a stringed instrument. The dancer holds a bunch of chopsticks in
his hands and beats the shoulder, waist and legs. Meanwhile, he shrugs his shoulders and
turns round his wrist. The beating rhythm is clear and the morale high. Today, people
tie the chopsticks together with a small rope, decorate it with red silk, and the female
dancer partner wears the colorful traditional customs and hand-made ornaments on her head,
thus making it an exquisite stage prop.
Unicycle Kicking Bowls
Performers: 1
Time: 5 minutes
The Chinese
are famous all over the world for their skill and creativity in unique forms of
acrobatics. The modern Chinese people are well-known for their use of the bicycle;
some have developed their bicycle skills to a level of art. Ms. Liu has taken away one
wheel and put together a performance that combines agility with an incredible sense of
balance.
Bamboo Flute
Performers: 1
Time: 5 minutes
Early in the reign of Emperor Wudi
of the Han Dynasty, the di flute was introduced to China from western areas.
Archaeological finds revealed one of the earliest type of flute unearthed from a tomb in
Hubei Province. It had a very similar construction to modern bamboo type flutes, only
without the hole for a membrane. Despite these old flutes being 8000 years old, they can
still be played. There are many types of modern flutes, but the bamboo flute is the
most common. It has a more mellow tone, which gives the Chinese music a very distinctive
sound.
The Three Colors of Banna
Performers: 3
Time: 3 minutes
China is
made up of 31 provinces, similar to the 50 states of America. The Yunan Province is
located in Southwestern China, a place full of mysterious wonders. Out of the 56
nationalities of China, 25 live in the Yunan Province. There is a beautiful and
magical place located in Yunan Province called Xishuangbanna, where the Dai people
resode. The dance, “The Three colors of Banna” depicts how Dai people
divide their life in three colors and to describe their love, feeling, and passion.
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