Echoes – C ARTS
Founded in 1947, China Coal Mine Art Troupe is a national arts group which combines a range of artistic modes, from rap to physical theatre. At this year's Fringe, CCMAT brings their multi-medium show Echoes to Edinburgh audiences. Echoes tells the tale of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest - a group of scholars who fled to the mountains due to the suppressive political climate of the time, instead following the beliefs of Daoism. The group’s leader, Ji Kang has disappeared from the lives of the sages after being executed. Echoes explores the sage's search for fulfilment now that Ji Kang is gone, through dance, poetry, wine and music.
Music plays a large, symbolic role in Echoes, with Ji Kang being known as a master of the guqin, a traditional Chinese...