jhoola presents the best talents and the most revered cultural traditions of
most revered cultural traditions of
most revered cultural traditions of China featuring the Shaolin disciples
China featuring the Shaolin disciples
China featuring the Shaolin disciples and the Imperial Acrobat it celebrates
and the Imperial Acrobat it celebrates
and the Imperial Acrobat it celebrates Chinese culture in an explosion of
Chinese culture in an explosion of
Chinese culture in an explosion of kungfu acrobatics music and dance hi
kungfu acrobatics music and dance hi
kungfu acrobatics music and dance hi welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host
welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host
welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Laila let’s explore the magic of junghwa
Laila let’s explore the magic of junghwa
Laila let’s explore the magic of junghwa a modern stage production 2,000 years in
a modern stage production 2,000 years in
a modern stage production 2,000 years in the making as described by artistic
the making as described by artistic
the making as described by artistic director mark Edward McGwire who joins
director mark Edward McGwire who joins
director mark Edward McGwire who joins me now as artistic director year in
me now as artistic director year in
me now as artistic director year in charge of the music the choreography the
charge of the music the choreography the
charge of the music the choreography the stage direction what do you enjoy that
stage direction what do you enjoy that
stage direction what do you enjoy that the Chinese do things that nobody else
the Chinese do things that nobody else
the Chinese do things that nobody else in the world does and they do things in
in the world does and they do things in
in the world does and they do things in a way that nobody else in the world does
a way that nobody else in the world does
a way that nobody else in the world does them and I just I just love the whole
them and I just I just love the whole
them and I just I just love the whole package how has working with such
package how has working with such
package how has working with such talented artists tightened your jobs on
talented artists tightened your jobs on
talented artists tightened your jobs on the one hand there technical level of
the one hand there technical level of
the one hand there technical level of skill is very high and on the other hand
skill is very high and on the other hand
skill is very high and on the other hand most of the Chinese acrobats have no
most of the Chinese acrobats have no
most of the Chinese acrobats have no training in dance or stage movement it’s
training in dance or stage movement it’s
training in dance or stage movement it’s skill skill skill when I announced that
skill skill skill when I announced that
skill skill skill when I announced that the first thing we were going to work on
the first thing we were going to work on
the first thing we were going to work on was the opening dance for the show the
was the opening dance for the show the
was the opening dance for the show the shell and monks jaws dropped on the
shell and monks jaws dropped on the
shell and monks jaws dropped on the floor they said the what dance so we had
floor they said the what dance so we had
floor they said the what dance so we had to take people who weren’t used to
to take people who weren’t used to
to take people who weren’t used to counting music and teach them how to
counting music and teach them how to
counting music and teach them how to dance with music what was the casting
dance with music what was the casting
dance with music what was the casting process like the show started with the
process like the show started with the
process like the show started with the concept so I said why don’t we bring in
concept so I said why don’t we bring in
concept so I said why don’t we bring in some acrobats but not just acrobats
some acrobats but not just acrobats
some acrobats but not just acrobats female acrobats and not just female
female acrobats and not just female
female acrobats and not just female acrobat but the more feminine
acrobat but the more feminine
acrobat but the more feminine disciplines the contortion and the
disciplines the contortion and the
disciplines the contortion and the aerial so we have this very masculine
aerial so we have this very masculine
aerial so we have this very masculine shaolin kung fu on one hand we have
shaolin kung fu on one hand we have
shaolin kung fu on one hand we have these very feminine unbelievable
these very feminine unbelievable
these very feminine unbelievable contortionists and hand balancers to
contortionists and hand balancers to
contortionists and hand balancers to balance the two elements out is there
balance the two elements out is there
balance the two elements out is there anything that audiences might not take
anything that audiences might not take
anything that audiences might not take away or fully appreciate because of
away or fully appreciate because of
away or fully appreciate because of cultural differences we want to give
cultural differences we want to give
cultural differences we want to give them something different
them something different
them something different from this ancient culture yeah okay you
from this ancient culture yeah okay you
from this ancient culture yeah okay you know about beef with broccoli you know
know about beef with broccoli you know
know about beef with broccoli you know but you don’t really have any insight
but you don’t really have any insight
but you don’t really have any insight into where they come from if we can
into where they come from if we can
into where they come from if we can present these cultural icons in these
present these cultural icons in these
present these cultural icons in these cultural traditions within this very
cultural traditions within this very
cultural traditions within this very entertaining context people go away
entertaining context people go away
entertaining context people go away entertain and I think they go away
entertain and I think they go away
entertain and I think they go away appreciating that culture a little bit
appreciating that culture a little bit
appreciating that culture a little bit more
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