Thousand Hand Bodhisattva
A prayer of theatre and dance
Thousand Hand Bodhisattva (千手观音) is a world famous performance staged in the last years of 2oth century by China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe of Beijing, founded in 1987 and entirely composed of disabled performers. Their most famous 
performance is Thousand Hand Bodhisattva, in which there are twenty one deaf-and-dumb female dancers on the stage who lap together and constitute collective scenes with an unbelievable and wonderful motion synchronicity effect. The performance takes its name from Guan Yin or Kuan Yin (觀音), Buddhist female deity venerated in China and in Far East, especially in Japan; she is a Taoist goddess too.
performance is Thousand Hand Bodhisattva, in which there are twenty one deaf-and-dumb female dancers on the stage who lap together and constitute collective scenes with an unbelievable and wonderful motion synchronicity effect. The performance takes its name from Guan Yin or Kuan Yin (觀音), Buddhist female deity venerated in China and in Far East, especially in Japan; she is a Taoist goddess too.
Guan Yin, whose name means "Who Contemplates the Sound of the World", is the goddess of mercy and compassion; like all the bodhisattva, she gives nirvana up to give ear and aid to suffering human beings. In the main scene of Thousand Hand Bodhisattva, the dancers are perfectly lined up in the shape of Thousand Hand and Eleven Head Guan Yin. She has thousand hands to give aid to human beings, she has eleven heads to give ear to world prayers and plaints; in her hand palms she has
an eye to see every sorrow of the living. Choreography is by Zhang Jigang, the major-general who leaded for a long time the Chinese People's Liberation Army’s Song and Dance ensemble. Together with the film director Zhang Yimou, Zhang Jigang directed the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing ceremonies.
an eye to see every sorrow of the living. Choreography is by Zhang Jigang, the major-general who leaded for a long time the Chinese People's Liberation Army’s Song and Dance ensemble. Together with the film director Zhang Yimou, Zhang Jigang directed the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing ceremonies.
Thousand Hand Bodhisattva is a prayer-performance that moves audience deeply and makes listen to dancers gestures and looks as well. The deaf-and-dumb female dancers can’t hear the music and they dance and move in tune and in synchronization thanks to their deep sensitivity to feel every motion of other actresses on the stage. Tai Lihua is the dancer who is in front of audience and ahead of the dancers’ column directing them motions. She states she has learnt to use her body to communicate feeling floor vibrations with feet. Guan Yin 
listened to Lihua and other dancers passion. Now Lihua and her stage mates are happy thanks to dance and theatre and they bring the message of China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe all over the world. A message that moves, surprises, gives help.
listened to Lihua and other dancers passion. Now Lihua and her stage mates are happy thanks to dance and theatre and they bring the message of China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe all over the world. A message that moves, surprises, gives help.
In 2003 China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe was the only acting company to have traveled to Hong Kong, where SARS epidemic was dismaying citizens; there, as a protection and safety prayer, they staged the dance Thousand Hand Bodhisattva.
Floriano Terrano
千手觀音
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來自舞劇界的祈福
千手觀音，是一齣在二十世紀末由中國殘疾人藝術團所演出而聞名於世界的舞蹈表演節目。 中國殘疾人藝術團，成立於1987年的北京，是全部由一群視覺、聽覺等身心殘障的人士所組成的藝術表演團體。而中國殘疾人藝術團最為著名的表演節目-《千手觀
音》，是由二十一位聾啞舞者以整齊劃一的排列與集體所構成的陣容為背景，以展現不可思議且超乎完美的同步協調肢體律動而呈現出來的作品。 此齣劇碼以觀音為名，觀音，即觀世音菩薩，是在中國與東亞，特別是日本等地為人民所供奉，是屬於女性菩薩的代表，她甚至也被道教奉為神祗之一。
而觀音的字義，即是”觀天下之音”，代表的是她具有慈悲為懷的憐憫之心；就像眾菩薩一樣，觀音普渡眾生前往極樂世界。在《千手觀音》劇碼中最主要的場景是所有的舞者以整齊的一字型排列，以完美又統一協調的動作，配合節奏，來呈現觀音的千手以及十一面相的姿態。觀音以千手救渡世人於苦難，以十一面聆聽世人的悲嘆與發願祈求；觀音在每隻手的掌心各有一隻眼，以觀盡眾生之悲苦。這齣舞劇表演是由中國人民解放軍總政治部舞團團長 - 張繼鋼所編導的。而張繼鋼繼編導《千手觀音》之後，於2008年與知名電影導演-張藝謀聯手分工執導北京奧運會開、閉幕式的表演。
《千手觀音》是一齣祈福的藝術演出，深刻的感動了無數的觀眾，觀眾能藉由舞者的肢體動作與表情，而聆聽到祈福的聲音。聾啞舞者雖然在聽不見任何聲音的情況之下，卻仍能以協調一致性的動作與舞蹈來展現，這要歸功於他們高度而敏銳的知覺，以感受到其他舞台上表演的舞者每一
個細微的動作。邰麗華，這位站在觀眾最前方的領舞者，指出她已經學會了如何以雙腳來感受地板上的震動，並且以她的肢體語言來與其他舞者進行溝通。觀音其實早已經聽見邰麗華與其他舞者的心聲，並也知道他們的表演熱誠。現在，邰麗華與她的同台舞伴們皆對劇團感念萬分，並且他們也會將中國殘疾人藝術團所呈現出驚嘆世人的感動以及助人為善的信念傳到全世界各地。在2003年，正值SARS肆虐，人民驚慌也沮喪的時期，中國殘疾人藝術團是唯一成行至香港的表演團體。在那裡，他們以一個保護眾生與為世人祈福的角色來演出 -《千手觀音》。
音》，是由二十一位聾啞舞者以整齊劃一的排列與集體所構成的陣容為背景，以展現不可思議且超乎完美的同步協調肢體律動而呈現出來的作品。 此齣劇碼以觀音為名，觀音，即觀世音菩薩，是在中國與東亞，特別是日本等地為人民所供奉，是屬於女性菩薩的代表，她甚至也被道教奉為神祗之一。而觀音的字義，即是”觀天下之音”，代表的是她具有慈悲為懷的憐憫之心；就像眾菩薩一樣，觀音普渡眾生前往極樂世界。在《千手觀音》劇碼中最主要的場景是所有的舞者以整齊的一字型排列，以完美又統一協調的動作，配合節奏，來呈現觀音的千手以及十一面相的姿態。觀音以千手救渡世人於苦難，以十一面聆聽世人的悲嘆與發願祈求；觀音在每隻手的掌心各有一隻眼，以觀盡眾生之悲苦。這齣舞劇表演是由中國人民解放軍總政治部舞團團長 - 張繼鋼所編導的。而張繼鋼繼編導《千手觀音》之後，於2008年與知名電影導演-張藝謀聯手分工執導北京奧運會開、閉幕式的表演。
《千手觀音》是一齣祈福的藝術演出，深刻的感動了無數的觀眾，觀眾能藉由舞者的肢體動作與表情，而聆聽到祈福的聲音。聾啞舞者雖然在聽不見任何聲音的情況之下，卻仍能以協調一致性的動作與舞蹈來展現，這要歸功於他們高度而敏銳的知覺，以感受到其他舞台上表演的舞者每一
個細微的動作。邰麗華，這位站在觀眾最前方的領舞者，指出她已經學會了如何以雙腳來感受地板上的震動，並且以她的肢體語言來與其他舞者進行溝通。觀音其實早已經聽見邰麗華與其他舞者的心聲，並也知道他們的表演熱誠。現在，邰麗華與她的同台舞伴們皆對劇團感念萬分，並且他們也會將中國殘疾人藝術團所呈現出驚嘆世人的感動以及助人為善的信念傳到全世界各地。在2003年，正值SARS肆虐，人民驚慌也沮喪的時期，中國殘疾人藝術團是唯一成行至香港的表演團體。在那裡，他們以一個保護眾生與為世人祈福的角色來演出 -《千手觀音》。
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