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Phone Beijing: +86(10) 8832-3701
Phone Seattle: +1(360) 284-4868
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Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show
The show presented today is a recreation of a traditional entertainment attributable to a great variety of historical records and relics. In order to embody the characteristics of the music and the dance of Tang accurately, the artists spent much time reading the relevant books, historical records and monographs on the entertainments enjoyed by the royal court. They also set about learning traditional arts from folk artists and consulted with experts on certain issues. With the written materials as basis, they then visited many historical sites such as Dunhuang Grottoes in Gansu, Yungang Grottoes in Datong and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, because these were a great source of contemporary visual information due to the presence of frescoes, carvings and sculptures.
Over a year was spent on preparation and using a visualization of the royal court as its setting, the production was an integration of a series of successive programs of music, singing, dancing and costume of the Tang age, showing a unique classical style and features typical of Tang times. The specific work of composing and choreographing had been started in June of 1982 and through the joint efforts of many artists, the debut of the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show in October in that year proved to be a great success and was highly praised by a delegation from UNESCO.
The Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show has now become a classic entertainment that has been warmly appreciated by audiences running into hundreds of thousands for more than twenty years. The production has toured many cities in China as well as numerous foreign countries. Nowadays, once enjoying the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show has become a must-see for a visitor in Xi'an. It's almost another name for the night life of tourists in Xi'an. | ||
