I'm posting the gif inline so it can be seen but I'd recommend clicking the link below it instead as it will be larger and render more smoothly. File this one under 'amazing'.
https://gfycat.com/VictoriousDearGoat
Thousand Hand Bodhisattva (Guan Yin) (千手观音)
Zhang Jigang's most famous and influential production. The piece features 21 hearing impaired dancers who form remarkable arm and hand positions by standing behind each other in a perfect column. Breathtaking images are created as the dancers produce perfectly timed and choreographed movements. The show quickly became a national treasure and overwhelming domestic success. It was first performed internationally at the
Kennedy Centre in
Washington, D.C. in front of former
President of the United States Bill Clinton, senior White House staff and spectators. It generated rave reviews and was showcased shortly thereafter around the world in countries including Australia, Japan, North Korea, Egypt, Turkey and Italy. In 2004 it was performed at the Closing Ceremonies for the
2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece (see it
here) and
Miss World 2004 pageant held in Sanya, China.
[2] The primary filmed version was captured in 2005 at the Spring Festival in China on CCTV. It subsequently spread across the internet on such sites as Google Video and
YouTube (see it
here). It is widely estimated that hundreds of millions of Chinese and international viewers around the world have viewed the videos online.
