|
|
Article: MORE ON FESTIVAL: CHINESE PERFORMING ARTISTS OF AMERICA BLEND FENG SHUI AND TAI CHI.
- Article from:
- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 San Jose Mercury News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Jaweed Kaleem
Jun. 8--Feng shui is everywhere, from the traditional homes of Chinese immigrants to the high-rise apartments of young urban professionals. It even gets a segment on Martha Stewart Living Radio, the model homemaker's latest business venture. But this ancient Chinese philosophy of space arrangement isn't just for inanimate furniture anymore.
The San Jose-based Chinese Performing Artists of America have created a dance from the harmony represented by feng shui (which translates as "water and wind"). They've added techniques from tai chi to create a fusion of these two components of their culture.
" 'Wind and water' is an ...