Blind artists from the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform a dance during the troupe's charity show named

Founded in 1987, the Chinese Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe is composed of performers with sight, hearing, mental and motor disabilities or speech impairments. The troupe is a symbol of the hopes and dreams of disabled people and has toured all over China and in about 40 countries on all five continents.

Their show is unique and dazzling both visually and musically. The story unfolds though a character who has several bodies. A deaf dancer moves to the rhythm of the music. A young paraplegic man delivers a song accompanied by choreographed gestures. The deaf and mute performers show off their mimicry, while those who are visually impaired speak their words for them.

In 2004, the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe participated in the closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Athens, and is currently preparing for the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. It has also been appointed “Ambassador for persons with disabilities” by the World Assembly of Disabled Peoples´ International (DPI).

 

 

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