Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
By Bi Nan |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2021-02-22 14:33
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Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace [Photo/Official Weibo account of Henan Museum]
A dance show which recreates Tang Dynasty (618-907) scene has gone viral online, winning much acclaim from netizens.
Titled
Tang Gong Ye Yan (Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace), the show presents the process from making preparations to performing by a group of female musicians at a banquet in Tang Dynasty. It breaks the stereotype of lyric atmosphere of Chinese classic dance and offers an amusing and real-life sense.
Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits filled with sponge and with special cotton in their mouths recreate the plump figures of Tang Dynasty females. Besides, crescent-shaped makeup and costumes resembling Tang tri-colored pottery make audiences feel like travelling to the Tang Dynasty 1,300 years ago.