Tale of Chinese beauty retold in maestro's high-tech show

Those who are not particularly in love with Chinese history may not be familiar with Xi Shi, one of the great legendary beauties of China who is said to have lived around 500 BC and helped overthrow a kingdom. "This is really one of the first shows I would call a Dragone musical," said Director of Creation Damien Long, who has worked with Dragone for 15 years and contributed to a number of pieces such as La Perle, Land of Legends, The Dai Show and The Han Show. Phenix Lin, action director, said that The Taihu Show embodies a great fusion of body languages including martial arts and modern dance to help with the development of characters, revealing their inner strength. A rehearsal scene of The Taihu Show He observed that in any culture, younger generation are losing the connection with some of the more historical things, partly due to the popular use of modern devices such as smart phones.The stage artist from Las Vegas said that he hopes the show will spark some interest from the younger generation, entertaining them with stories from their culture and history. The 60-minute show will be staged in Wuxi's 2,000-seat Taihu Show Theater, which is tailor-made for the permanent show that has taken six years to accomplish.