Have you ever wondered where you can see a thousand hands waving emphatically about without getting physically hurt or spending suitcases of money? How about watching the Thousand-Hand Guan Yin?
Wait, what?
Guan Yin is a spiritually advanced and transcended human being, also known as a bodhisattva, who returns to the material world in order to help others become enlightened. Guan Yin is mostly found in Taoism and Buddhism, but can be spotted in many aspects of Chinese culture.
According to Taoism.net, Guan Yin, also known as the Goddess of Mercy or Compassion, is often depicted as a beautiful female, but has many faces so she can become whomever people need her to be, leaving the depiction open. She also has a thousand hands with an eye on each to provide both great observation and assistance.
The Thousand-Hand Guan Yin is a dance that tries to capture the imagery and essence of Guan Yin by placing one person in the front with many others directly behind that person so it appears the one person has many hands. The hands then move in an artistic fashion along with the music being played for a cool and interesting effect.
This dance will be one of the main performances at the 2010 Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 13 in PUC's Alumni Hall at 1:30 p.m.
"Everyone is invited. We hope to break the cultural barriers of everybody so that any student can come, enjoy other cultures and have a good time," Ning Ma, a graduate student majoring in communications and one of the directors and hostesses of the show, said.
Yang Wang, a mechanical engineering major and a host of the show, said, "The festival is very important to all Chinese people. It's so important that it's very difficult to stress with words. Everybody's really excited about it and the many performances we're doing."
Tickets will be sold in advance starting on Monday, Feb. 8. PUC students can purchase them for $5, while staff may purchase them for $10. Children's tickets are $5.
Tickets may be purchased at the door as well, with $10 for children and students and $15 for adults.
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