Uneven beauty enables perfect
performance
~~ China Disabled People's Performing Art
Troupe
They are special but they are
extraordinary.
55 people with different disabilities are going to
present their performing arts abilities by singing and dancing. China Disabled
People’s Performing Art Troupe “My Dream” will touch down in New Zealand,
bringing two performances in Auckland and Wellington on the 26th and
28th of November respectively.
They have visual impairments, but they depict their
imaginary world with graceful dance; they have hearing impairments but they
speak their minds with beautiful songs, they are physically disabled but they
express their sentiments with elegant movements. China Disabled People's
Performing Art Troupe ”My Dream” are making dreams come true for people with
disabilities in the form of “ special art”, which have been officially
recognized as disabled people’s arts performance since the late 1980s.
Established in 1987 by a group of disable teenagers, “My
Dream” made its debut in the first China Art Festival. With society’s strong
support, “My Dream” has turned from amateurs performing to a professional
special art group, and has travelled to over 40 different countries around the
world.
Tai Lihua is the general art director, as well as a
dancer of this group. She has had a hearing impairment since she was two years
old, and will perform the famous dance “Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva” with twenty
one other performers living with the same disability. They sing and dance
despite their visual and physical impairments, and they play musical instruments
by using their precise hearing abilities.
“My Dream” is not only performing for
commercial purposes (in order to be financially independent) but also for
charity, such as providing funds for areas affected by the
Southeast Asia tsunami disaster in 2004.
From charity events to The Paralympic
Games 2004 in Athens, The Troupe
presents “My Dreams” with the dreams of people having disabilities. They also create a special and unique art
which delights audiences. It purifies the soul with truth, honesty and virtue,
encourages people through strong will and delivers friendship with sincerity.
Physical limitation does not restrict the capabilities of
the performers from” My Dream”. Come and join this dream world and make your
dreams come true on 26th and 28th of November. More
details will be released soon.