Once again, my friend Sydney has sent me something really extraordinary. I keep telling her she ought to start her own blog – she’s traveled the world for years, visited so many places and cultures, done and seen amazing things. In the meantime, I pass along all the blog-worthy items she discovers. This time it's a YouTube link and the following explanation:
All 21 of the dancers are deaf-mutes, relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage. These extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is at once intricate and stirring. Their first major international debut was in Athens last year at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Paralympics. But it had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe and had traveled to more than 40 countries. The lead dancer is 29-year-old Tai Lihua, who has a BA from the Hubei Fine Arts Institute. The video was recorded in Beijing during the Spring Festival this year.
The entire dance is almost six minutes long, but even if you can only watch a bit of it, it's almost easy to forget it's a performance, and imagine you're watching divinity!
As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
A thousand hands will naturally come to your aid
As long as you are kind and there is love in your heart
You will reach out with a thousand hands to help others
Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.
Video from YT member Nick0817
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