&#65279;{"id":976,"date":"2013-11-04T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/?p=976"},"modified":"2013-10-13T21:48:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T04:48:31","slug":"capturing-characters-mr-wei-ming-kao-artist-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/capturing-characters-mr-wei-ming-kao-artist-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Capturing Characters \u2013 Mr. Wei-Ming Kao (Artist Profile)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dancer_Wei-Ming_Kao_200x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" alt=\"Shen Yun Dancer: Wei-Ming Kao\" src=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dancer_Wei-Ming_Kao_200x300.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dancer_Wei-Ming_Kao_200x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/greatestperformance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Dancer_Wei-Ming_Kao_200x300-194x290.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a>Wei-Ming Kao can depict even the most complex character development through his dance performances. In \u201cSand Monk Is Blessed,\u201d Mr. Kao played a divine being banished to the human world then turned into a child-eating monster. When the Goddess of Mercy appeared to evoke his innate compassion right before a moment of destruction, Kao immediate shifts character shade which he performed so well through his dance moves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you are moved by the beauty of the dance, it is easier to portray that character\u2026 It\u2019s difficult to change your heart so many times but you have to capture the auras of your characters,\u201d he shares.<\/p>\n<p>Shen Yun Performing Arts choreographers often choose Mr. Kao as principal dancer to portray characters with multiple layers; and in one instance even, a modified flip \u2013 called the \u201cquan fei jiao\u201d in classical Chinese dance \u2013 was required and he was actually able to do it and perform it so magnificently.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about his character portrayals and techniques here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/n3\/268497-artist-profile-mr-wei-ming-kao\/\">Shen Yun Artist Profile: Mr. Wei-Ming Kao<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  Wei-Ming Kao, principal dancer, can depict even the most complex character development through his dance performances. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[58,57,59],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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