Last year, I remember when a group of Chinese dancers came over to Converse, and performed in Twitchell. It was so amazing! As a little tribute to that, I decided to look up Chinese dances, and found this really cool one.
I did a little research on this dance, and found out that the dance is suppose to depict Guanyin who received 1000 arms to help aid those in need.
Did I mention I love Chinese instruments as well as the music?
Here's one of my favorite Chinese instruments, the Er hu. I just love how it sounds.
Finally, last but not least, one of my favorite Chinese composers, Tan Dun! He's written so many amazing pieces.
Listen to this water concerto for example. This piece, uses water as a percussion instrument to create many different effects while accompanied by an orchestra. Although it is very entertaining to watch, you can hear many Chinese musical elements incorporated into the music.
If you would like to listen/watch the full version here's a link
(Enjoy!)
Mari, I totally agree with you, the Er hu is so beautiful to listen to! I also love Chinese dancing - it's facinating to watch, and I really wish I could have gone when they came to Converse. Maybe I'll get lucky and they will come again :].
ReplyDeleteyou have some crazy cool stuff here Marii!! I was seriously mesmerized by the Chinese dancing. I couldn't bring myself to push pause xD!
ReplyDeleteSo, the Chinese dance was pretty cool. All those hands were crazy! And the background behind the dance was pretty neat.
ReplyDeleteChinese dancers...awesome! I remember them staying here last year. I regret that I did not make the performance, but they all stayed in our dorm and made life interesting for a few days. The Erhu [二胡] performance was gorgeous! Tan Dun [譚盾] had an opera called "The First Emperor" make its world première at The Met in 2007, with Plácido Domingo in one of the title roles. Talk about East meeting West, this guy has PERFECTED it! Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThat first video is super rad. I cant decide if it makes me think of a flower blooming, feathers, or the Hindu goddess Durga. I was completely memorized. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I think SPO did something big by Tan Dun a few years ago--it might have been the Water Concerto...I can't remember. And several folks posted that same Chinese Dance video last year--I think it's positively mesmerizing.
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