Combo photo shows dancers posing for photos during the recording of a program at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)
Banquet of Tang Palace, a dancing show performed by 14 dancers from Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater, went viral online after it was staged at the Spring Festival gala of central China's Henan Province.
Brilliantly choreographed and acted, the dancing has almost brought ancient dancing figurines of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) alive.
The performance Banquet of Tang Palace, inspired by the dancing figurines displayed at a museum, tells a story about the life of female musicians during the Tang Dynasty.
"We've been meditating the proper way to perform the postures and facial expressions of the female musicians living in Tang Dynasty with dance after we saw the dancing figurines displayed at museum", said Chen Lin, a director of the theater.
Dancers perform Banquet of Tang Palace during the finals of Lotus Awards in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Dancers perform Banquet of Tang Palace during the finals of Lotus Awards in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Dancers perform Banquet of Tang Palace during the finals of Lotus Awards in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 16, 2020.(Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Dancers practice at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Dancers practice at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)
Combo photo shows dancers posing for photo during the recording of a program at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021 (top) and exhibits displayed at Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 24, 2020.(Xinhua/Li An)
A dancer puts on makeup at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)
Dancers put on makeup at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)
A dancer puts on makeup at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
A dancer puts on makeup at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Dancers put on makeup at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
A dancer arranges her hair at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)
Dancers practice at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Dancers practice at Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Yi Xingyan (front), leading actress of Zhengzhou Song and Dance Theater, practices at the theater in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)
