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Drum Dance Dragon's Voice
Presented by the Shanghai Dongfang Youth Dance Troupe, the drum dance, Dragon's Voice, will entertain audiences with traditional Chinese songs and dances from March 26 to 28 at Tianqiao Acrobatic Theater in Beijing.
Over one hundred drums, large or small, are used in the dance to create an overwhelming visual and aural feast. The dance is directed by a famous Chinese director Chen Feihua, and choreographed by a team including Liu Lingli, Ma Lin, He Chuan and Li Nan. Its music is scored by Zhao Guang, a
composer with the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The stage art is designed by Zhang Jiwen, a national Class-A stage art designer.
The play highlights dragon culture and the drum culture popular in China.
For millennia, the dragon has been a vital part of Chinese culture, and the people consider themselves "descendants of the dragon." The dragon is a symbol of auspiciousness and wisdom. Traditionally, dragons have been believed to have great powers that allow them to make rain and control floods by
striking rivers with their tails, thus diverting floodwaters. Eventually, dragons became a symbol of the country's seat of power: the imperial throne.
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