Soul of Shaolin
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 15, 2009
Closed Jan 31, 2009
Opened Jan 15, 2009
Closed Jan 31, 2009
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Running Time:
1hr. 55min.
(includes 1 intermission)
1hr. 55min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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http://www.soulofshaolin.com
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Nederlander Worldwide Productions and The Eastern Shanghai Cultural Film and Television Group partner to present the China on Broadway production of Soul of Shaolin, a new Chinese martial arts spectacle. The show plays a limited engagement of 24 performances in celebration of the Lunar New Year - the year of the Ox.
Soul of Shaolin tells the story of a boy named Hui Guang who is separated from his mother by war. Hui Guang is found and taken in by the legendary monks of the Shaolin temple and raised among them. As he becomes a man, Hui Gang becomes an accomplished master of Shaolin Kung Fu and embarks on a spectacular journey of self-discovery.
The production features 33 Chinese nationals who are highly skilled in Shaolin Kung Fu, the collection of martial arts that is associated with the monks of the Shaolin temple in China's Henan province. This particular style is characterized by almost superhuman displays of strength and agility, but is tempered with the monks' philosophical belief in training the mind, body, and Soul.
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Soul of Shaolin, the Chinese martial arts spectacular now being presented for a limited run at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, boasts some truly impressive Kung Fu fighting, but suffers from a lack of dramatic conflict.
The storyline involves a child raised by monks who learns the ways of Shaolin Kung Fu and eventually reunites with his mother (Li Lin at my performance; she shares the role with Wang Yazhi), who was forced to abandon him as an infant. The central role of Hui Guang is played by three different performers, as a boy (Wang Sen), as a teen (Dong Yingbo), and for the majority of the evening, as an adult (Yu Fei).
The arc of the show is fairly predictable, but does include one puzzli[...]