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Too Beautiful To Be Hated

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:33:24 +0000

You are too beautiful to be hated.

That’s the message in the latest pop!talk episode on the value of first impressions.

For three unlucky people who were horribly disfigured, vanity was not the reason they had a nip/tuck.

WARNING: Video contains graphic footage.

Duration : 0:3:20

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Mask Changer

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:06:41 +0000

This is a vid of the famous chinese mask changing act, awesome! With some freaky models as an extra

Duration : 0:6:2

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Samurai Jack AKU Face Painting!

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:16:16 +0000

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The evil shapeshifting master!

Duration : 0:4:19

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Jah Wobble Chinese Dub

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:20:19 +0000

Jah Wobble-Chinese Dub, the new project from legendary bass player and contemporary renaissance man, combines his trademark dub with Chinese melodies and instrumentation. The 22-piece outfit features singers from Tibet and Yunnan Province, dancers from Hangzhou, Sichuan Opera Mask Changers, and an Anglo-Chinese dub band made up of bass, drums, guzheng, yangchin, bamboo flute, and gourd pipe.

Wang Jingqi, from the Mao ethnic minority of China (part of Yunnan Province), and Tibetan Gu Yin Ji, provide vocals; Zi Lan Liao, internationally acclaimed guzheng (Chinese zither) player, flutist Clive Bell, guitarist Chris Cookson, drummer Mark Sanders, and percussionist Neville Murray join Jah Wobble in the Anglo-Chinese dub band.

The music is accompanied by displays of two ancient Chinese performing arts: Tang Dynasty Dance, and Mask Change, a specialty of Sichuan Opera. Mask Changing is a magical form of Chinese expressionist theatre, first documented 300 years ago. Highly dexterous performers use different masks to express a range of emotions; skilled performers can change over ten masks in less than 20 seconds. It takes many years to master the technique, and in China today there are less than 200 artists who are able to perform the Mask Change. Tang Dynasty Dance has developed over thousands of years, evolving from a few simple gestures into the intricate, highly skilled artform it is today. The modern presentation of Tang Dynasty Dance provides an insight into ancient China’s distinct traditions and customs.
Tour start on the 5th July, Carling Academy, Liverpool, 6th July Bush Hall London, 7th Boardwalk, Sheffield, 8th July The Cluny, Newcastle , 9th July The Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich , 10th July The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge , 11th July The Flower Pot, Derby , 12th July The Met, Bury, 14th July, The Glee Club, Birmingham

Duration : 0:0:50

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Face-changing (变脸)

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:11:57 +0000

This is a short clip of the old Chinese art of 变脸 (pronounced bian lian), or literally, “face-changing”. The performer rapidly goes though a series of masks in the routine, which may last for as long as 30 minutes or even more.

The performer may be dancing or even displaying his wushu skills throughout the act, and the main source of wonderment stems from his hands never coming anywhere close to his face prior to the changes.

This skill is not taught to non-chinese.

Duration : 0:0:19

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