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Artist in Michael Jackson Tribute Tour, Praises Shen Yun
FRANKFURT, Germany—Jennifer McGill, singer and dancer in the group, "Ultimate Thriller" currently touring the world as a musical tribute to superstar Michael Jackson, just ended its European tour. Ms. McGill is also a well-known vocalist, songwriter and actress with more than 22 years of stage experience.
Ms. McGill came to Frankfurt's Jahrhunderthalle theatre with another performer, Travis Mesman, to see New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company's portrayal of ancient Chinese culture in classical Chinese dance, song and music.
"I was very entertained, it was very beautiful ... I enjoyed it very much,” she said. “How you can make one motion is simple—but with 20 people doing it, it makes a huge visual—and that was very impressive,” she said.
Continuing on, she said; “The power in numbers, the type of move. It is a simple move. But when lots of people do it together or one after the other, it makes a wave, it makes a ripple. That was very interesting, in taking a simple move and making it huge."
Ms. McGill didn’t speak German, yet easily followed the story-based dances depicting ancient legend, folkloric traditions through to modern day stories of courage.
"I did not know what was going on, but when I saw the dancers, they seemed almost like a still picture. I really loved the scenes that were stories. They had an obvious beginning and an end you can understand in any language.”
She said the animated 3-D backdrops interacting with the dance at hand, and the fusion of Western and Eastern music, enhanced her understanding from where she sat, further back from the stage.
Of particular interest to her was the dance, Wu Song Battles the Tiger, an adaptation of a beloved Chinese novel. A man-eating tiger plagues a small village but only Wu Song dares to hunt down and kill the beast, but not before downing three bowls of potent drink.
“I loved it, that he acted drunk,” Ms. McGill said. “Someone who is far away [from the stage] can appreciate more the huge movements of the artist who is trying to act drunk, but stays on cue with the choreography. I mean that’s very difficult, not just technically, but to act in character as well as dance. So, I really appreciate those moments. There is really a whole lot I could learn about the Chinese culture.
"I loved the choreography. They did it very well. I don’t see how the dancers moved there feet so quickly and floated across the stage like that. That was very pretty."
She explained that “that’s the trick. You work very hard to make it look very easy. But it takes a lot of time."
With reporting by Alexander M. Hamrle.
Shen Yun Performing Arts Touring Company will perform in 13 European countries with 34 shows from March 5 to April 28.
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Wythenshawe Hospital beats it with Michael Jackson
Staff at Wythenshawe Hospital have turned to YouTube for the second time in just over 6 months to promote the importance of hand washing.
Around 70 doctors, surgeons, nurses, scientists, clerical staff, cleaners and patients at the University Hospital of South Manchester have reworked Michael Jackson’s Beat It with the hygiene message.
It’s part of the hospital’s long-running “Infection Prevention” drive, which we’re told has seen cases of MRSA drop by more than 60% and C. difficile by over 50% in the last year. There have been 7 cases of MRSA since April - compared to 26 the previous year.
"We had a lot of fun re-working the lyrics and doing the filming, but there is a serious message behind the humour. This video is just part of our ongoing communications campaign which has seen us significantly reduce our MRSA and C. difficile rates over the last twelve months,” said UHSM’s communications manager, Caroline Johnson, who came up with the idea.
“The high-profile campaign is a constant reminder to staff, patients and visitors of the need to be vigilant and 'hygiene aware'. The campaign focuses on the need for good hand hygiene, both washing hands and using the alcohol hand gel dispensers around the hospital, and calls on staff to strictly adhere to UHSM's 'bare below the elbows' dress policy for clinical areas. Some of our departments are playing the video at team meetings, audit days and inductions to remind staff about our hygiene policies."
