Chongqing News
Thousand-hand Kwan-Yin to be staged in Chongqing
2014-01-07 10:08:24
Zhang Jigang’s work – a large original music and dance drama ‘Thousand-hand Kwan-Yin’
CHONGQING (CQNEWS) The large original music and dance drama ‘Thousand-hand Kwan-Yin’, a masterpiece with seven years of devotion from the famous director Zhang Jigang, will once again be staged at Chongqing Grand Theatre in April 2014.
With the theme of a thousand-year legend and traditional culture, the drama composed with 12 dances and 12 odes tells a Buddhist story of three protagonists who risk their own lives to save others and finally become the Thousand-hand Kwan-Yin.
The drama has been performed more than100 times since the premiere at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in 2011.
Performed by: Taiyuan Dance Troupe
Venue: Chongqing Grand Theatre
Ticket price: 40/100/180/280/480/680
Phone number for booking: 61863166、3188、3199 (Translated by Chen Siyan, Fathom Language Limited)
Editor:Zhang Yi