2008 Paralympic Carnival &Culture

International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven (L) as International Olympic Committee Honorary President Juan Antonio Samaranch watched the performance dubbed "My Dream" presented by China Disabled Peoples Performing Art Troupe at the Poly Theatre in Beijing Sept. 11, 2008. President Hu, Premier and several senior party leaders were present. The performance on Thursday night began with a poem titled "My Dream," which was presented by performers using the sign language. "We are trying to hear sounds and rhythms in silence, to see light in darkness, and to pursue perfection with disabilities," the poem goes. In a classical repertoire of the troupe called the Thousand-hand Bodhisattva, Tai Lihua, a deaf dancer with great popularity in China, led 20 other hearing-impaired dancers in golden costumes to perform in breath-taking synchronicity. Other highlights of the show included singing by disabled vocalists, playing of traditional Chinese musical instruments by blind musicians, and rhythmic dances and Peking Opera performance by blind, deaf or amputated artists. Amazed by the spectacular show, the entire audience, including President Hu and IPC chief Craven, warmly applauded time and again to show their respect for the artists.

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YouTube | September 14, 2008

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