源生坊剧场-Yuansheng Studio

I found an interesting YouTube video posted on danwei.org, showing performance highlights from a Yunnan-based music and dance school called Yunnan Yuansheng Indigenous Music and Dance Studio.

According to gokunming.com:

Yunnan Yuansheng Indigenous Music and Dance Studio is the only theater in Kunming dedicated to preserving and promoting the music and dance traditions of Yunnan's twenty-five ethnic minorities. Yuansheng Studio features 15 full-time performers from Yunnan's Yi and Wa minorities - many of whom are some of the last living masters of their musical traditions.

The video clip above contains some of the numerous highlights of Yuansheng's performance of its production Sounds of the Yunnan Countryside. Filmed and edited by Kris Ariel, this performance from last Monday illustrates the remarkable vocal and instrumental versatility of each Yuansheng performer.

The performances represent authentic songs and dances of the Yi and Wa minorities, much different then the Chinese-versions that are designed for the stage with their glittery costumes....not that there is anything wrong with that ;p....it's just different.