Pangu & Nüwa - Creators of the World - 女媧 盤古 - 1 of 3

Pangu and Nüwa,
Creators of the World

"In the beginning, there was nothing.
In an ocean of emptiness, life was born."

Created to celebrate the opening of the Beijing Olympics. Yellow Earth combines Chinese creation myths with physical theatre, circus, video and puppets to tell three cycles of life and death, from Pangu the Giant to our modern world, and Nüwa the Goddess and the age of enlightenment.

Presented by Yellow Earth Theatre

Trafalgar Square Festival

China Inspired
7-9 August

Writer and Director: David Tse Ka-Shing
Designer Wai Yin Kwok
Composer: Suki Mok
Vocals: Cherry Lee
Video: Li E. Chen
Puppet & Set Construction: Arts Desire
Voiceover: Sin Man Yue, David Tse Ka-Shing
Pangu and puppet Operator: Kenny Ren Hu
Five Elements and Puppet Operators:
Tia Chiang, Shu-Yi Chin, William M. Lee, Johnny Ong, Jason Wong
Tai Chi: Austin Goh with his students and members from the Chinese Community Centre
Make up: Emma Carvell
Stage Manager: Kathryn Rosendale

Part 1: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A2sWJ16rXbA
Part 2: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9E1tgY9kkno
Part 3: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OIBQsR443_w

This footage recorded and edited by emamio.

BBC coverage @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7548351.stm

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Chinese
• Mythology
• Trafalgar
• Square
• Mayor
• of
• London
• Tai
• Chi
• Performance
• Beijing
• Olympics
• 2008
• 女媧
• 盤古

[olioh]

I think in the 2nd or 3rd part of this set. Not that I'm doing very much. You can see my face 3 times I think. I'm here and there, but you probably won't recognise me.

[Paxdoor]

Wish I had been there, I was in France. Where were you Oli? What were you doing? When in the videos can I see you doing your tai chi?