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.
