Kungfu Revelations：9 Scrolls, a performance widely recognized as Kungfu’s highest artistic achievement, has now started a tour performance around China and is likely to spark another wave of craziness in this mysterious yet eloquent tradition.
Kungfu Revelations is made up of nine scrolls of poetry that unravel one by one before the audience: Purity, Sutra, Diligence, Spirit, Listening, Shape, Serenity, Devotion, and Paradise.
The show's nine acts celebrate the nine virtues of cleanliness, diligence, discipline, stability, respect for the realm, wisdom, tolerance, flexibility and self-esteem, which are all expected of any self-respecting monk. Its theme is the quest to purify the soul through the pursuit of harmony, love, peace and freedom.
The performance, directed by China's leading choreographer Liu Zhen, also is a dazzling combination of martial arts and dance. It is a model of artistic harmony, blending elements of Kungfu and dance, such as ballet, with perfection.
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