A World Premiere Shed Commission Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. He teamed up with the House of Dragon traitor Lee (Dickson Mbi), to claim the Dragon Spring for himself through his and Lotus’ son Little Dragon (Ji Tuo) via a diabolical plan that included riding himself of his wife and Little Dragon’s twin sister, Little Phoenix (Jasmine Chiu), therein ending the prophecy that would inhibit his obsession with acquiring immortality.
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The defiant daughter of a Yoda-like Master Lone Peak (veteran David Patrick Kelly whose iconic NYC film roles include Crooklyn and The Warriors), Little Lotus (PeiJu Chien-Pott, renowned Martha Graham Dance Company principal) falls for bad boy billionaire Doug Pince (action movie actor David Torok) breaking the family tradition and her father’s heart.
It’s a modern-day American fable set in New York City (Manhattan and Queens) about an underground sect who utilized martial arts to protect the sacred treasure of the House of Dragon-the Dragon Spring. Nestled in the heart of the Hudson Yards-formerly a midtown wasteland that has transformed into one of the hottest, most in-demand, luxurious and tourist-trodden areas in Manhattan, seemingly overnight thanks to the Highline-The Shed’s primary mission as a 21st century center for the arts is to commission new works from artists of all disciplines and empower them with the freedom to take creative risks.ĭragon Spring Phoenix Rise is such a show. David Patrick Kelly and PeiJu Chien-Pott (center) and ensemble in Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise directed by Chen Shi-Zheng. All of this and more came together to create Kung Fu spectacle Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise, a world premiere Shed commission as part of the new civically-engaged, boundary-pushing institution’s inaugural year.
A dream team of talents was assembled to realize co-conceiver and director Chen Shi-Zheng’s vision that was initially inspired by observing Bruce Lee’s audition tape for his film debut at age 18. Swords whizzed past heads close enough to cut their opponents’ hair dancers dropped from or rose to the sky like celestial beings dangling on a mere thread acrobatic action scenes shifted into nightclub extravaganzas complete with vogueing routines fire and water danced alongside the performers as elemental partners, adding to the danger and thrills.
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