The acclaimed choreographer Yang Liping, will again bring the "Tibetan Riddle," which receives raves from audiences around the country, back to Beijing on Nov. 26 in the Poly Theater.
A dancer performs in the musical "Tibetan Riddle" in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, Dec. 14, 2007. (Xinhua, File Photo)
According to Yang, some actors/actress were absent from the show this time, but indigenous characteristic of Tibetan culture remains.
Xiang Yanghua, who acts an old Tibetan mom, the core role of the performance, can't attend the performance because of her busyness on Tibet's dancing performance. "I really can't squeeze any time since I'm terribly busy. If I had time, I would join in the performance definitely," she said.
Invited by the famous Tibetan singer Gyungdrung Rgyal, this September, Yang began to rehearse the Tibetan Riddle and soon took the spotlight. According to Yang, the Tibetan Riddle Theater was set up in Sichuan Province this year. Howbeit, the resident performance was laid aside because of the May earthquake.
Dancers perform in the musical "Tibetan Riddle" in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, Dec. 14, 2007. (Xinhua, File Photo)
"A resident performance of Tibetan Riddle in Lhasa is much better than circuit, but no one did it," said Yang.
Yang performs two dances in the show. In one scene, she plays a Tibetan Goddess, and in the other, dressed like a man, she performs a powerful number, which is a far cry from her well-known role as the "Princess of Peacock."
Yang first rose to prominence in 1986 after winning a national contest for her peacock dance. She found further success in 2004 when she created a gala show, Dynamic Yunnan, featuring original dance music numbers and the music of ethnic groups from southwest China's Yunnan.
A dancer performs in the musical "Tibetan Riddle" in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, Dec. 14, 2007. (Xinhua, File Photo)
Dancers perform in the musical "Tibetan Riddle" in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, Dec. 14, 2007. (Xinhua, File Photo)
