THIÊN THủ QUAN ÂM (THOUSAND HAND GUAN YIN)

THIÊN THủ QUAN ÂM (THOUSAND HAND GUAN YIN)

Thiên Thủ Quan Âm (Thousand Hand Guan Yin) Thousand Hand Guan Yin was a dance created by Chinese choreographer Zhang Jigang. This dance was performed by 63 deaf dancers of China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe. Because they could not hear the music, there were 6 directors in white cloths helping them synchronizing with the music. This dance described the legend that Bodhisattva Guan Yin has one thousand hands. 

Guan Yin, Professor De Dança, Performing Arts

ZHANG JIGANG BIOGRAPHY

Zhang Jigang (simplified Chinese: 张继钢; traditional Chinese: 張繼鋼; pinyin: Zhāng Jìgāng; (born December 25, 1958) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese choreographer and a Lieutenant General in the People's Liberation Army. He was the former director of the Song and Dance Ensemble with the People's Liberation Army before promotion in 2006. Zhang Jigang now holds the highest non-combat military officer rank in China.

He is the only choreographer to receive the crown title of "Century Star" in the country, and is responsible for the creation of more than 300 large-scale productions in over 60 countries.