DYNAMIC YUNNAN

Peacock dance

The Consulate General suggested that we go for Dynamic Yunnan show in Kunming Assembly Hall. The show start at 8 pm daily and entrance fees is RMB90.

I witnessed a live performance of "Dynamic Yunnan". It was the best live show I have ever seen, absolutely brilliant. I was informed that the large-scale dance drama "Dynamic Yunnan" has been an outstanding innovation on the Chinese stage in recent years. Dynamically incorporating traditional beauty and modern flavors with a reintegration of the most original and rustic dance elements of Yunnan, the programme breathes new life into Yunnan culture.

Primitive, unsophisticated folk dances and a fresh artistic concept converge in the programme, giving audiences a unique "Yunnan Impression." Sixty-two drums and 120 masks of strong ethnic characteristics are incorporated in the performance. Other props, like a "praying stone" and bull's head are taken from real life. A 70-percent cast of ethnic-minority performers and enigmatic lighting and stage effects also add to the programme's appeal. It shows the different dances of the minority tribes in Yunnan Province. It is both vibrant and colourful as the dancers energetically perform in their traditional dress.

One of the dancers performs the peacock dance. She had very nimble limbs as she imitated the movement of the peacock. To the Dai people, the peacock is a symbol of love called "sunbird". Yang Liping, the creator has created a series of dances about peacocks. In the epilogue of Dynamic Yunnan, Yang dynamically integrates her solo dance and group dance for the first time. The sound and lighting effects add great appeal to the performance.

The dance here is also characterized with its unadorned manner.