Chinese teaching English in London | 中国留学生在英国教英语, 居然这么不正经，组织学生做这些！

去伦敦留学之前，早早地就做足了功课，知道伦敦消费高得出奇，尤其是对于一个不是富二代的中国妹子来说。而且，十块钱当一块钱花的“美梦”将会“成真”(1英镑相当于差不多10元人民币)。所以在出国前的一个月，我就开始在网上申请英国的工作。说来也算是幸运，在出发的前三天，我居然拿到了英国工作的offer, 让我的留学生活有了更多的安全感⬇️

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London Jazz Festival - Frank Holder

Event at a glance

Venue: PizzaExpress Jazz Club (10 Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW)

Date attended: 20, November 2015

Ticket Cost: Free (Sponsored by EFG)

Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)

My brief review: unbelievably fantastic, the oldest yet most spirited!

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Frank Holder is probably the oldest yet most spirited jazz musician invited to  this London Jazz Festival, celebrating his 90th birthday year and his 70 years in the music business!

Born in Guyana in 1925, Frank Holder is known as a jazz singer and percussionist. His instantly recognizable voice, prodigious scat singing and percussion skills have gain him a unique identity in jazz world. Highlights of his music career include an appearance at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on the same bill as the jazz icon, Nat King Cole.

Frank Holder with his band

My favorite piece he performed in the jazz festival was “ day in day out”. He combined the introduction and the start of the singing smartly. “ The next one goes ‘ day in…’”. I thought he was just introducing the title, surprisingly he was singing already, with his “ Holderish” inimitable twist. The way he was so passionately into the singing and so briskly played the drum was absolutely misleading, as you probably was thinking aloud: Am I really listening to a 90 years old musician, or a possibly 30 years old energetic and enthusiastic lad? If he wasn’t right in front of my eyes, I would have never believed that this incredible performance was from a 90 years old jazz player!

Frank Holder with the pianist

When he finished the performance, I went up to congratulate him while he was sitting by a table next to mine. He even stood up and gave me a warm hug and kisses on cheeks. Again his amiable way of treating his fans probably explains another reason for his long lasting success in the jazz world!

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spirited: [ ˈspɪrɪtɪd ] ADJ-GRADED. A spirited person is very active, lively, and confident. (人)活泼的，生气勃勃的，自信的

Guyana: / ɡaiˈænə / Noun. a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966.  圭亚那（拉丁美洲）

percussionist: [ pəˈkʌʃənɪst ] N-COUNT. A percussionist is a person who plays percussion instruments such as drums. 打击乐器演奏者

prodigious : [ prəˈdɪdʒəs ] adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; 惊人的,奇异的

scat: [ skæt ] N-UNCOUNT. Scat is a type of jazz singing in which the singer sings sounds rather than complete words. (爵士乐中不唱歌词的)拟声唱法

on the same bill as sb.: 和某人同台演出

icon [ ˈaɪkɒn ] N-COUNT. If you describe something or someone as an icon, you mean that they are important as a symbol of a particular thing. 偶像;代表人物

inimitable: [ ɪˈnɪmɪtəbl ] ADJ. You use inimitable to describe someone, especially a performer, when you like or admire them because of their special qualities. 不能模仿的;无与伦比的

amiable: [ ˈeɪmiəbl ] ADJ-GRADED. Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with. 和蔼可亲的；令人愉悦的

References:

http://www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk

https://en.wikipedia.org

Collins Dictionary

Pantomine: Aladdin

Event at a glance

Venue: Greenwood Theatre, London Bridge, SE1 3RA 

Date attended: 14, November 2015

Ticket Cost: 10-35 GBP

Rating: ★★★★  (4/5)

 
My brief review: joyfully hilarious and light-heartedly enlightening

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This year's pantomime is a corker - written by our very own Kate Hannam (star of Addams Family, Sleeping Beauty and more) - the Quay Players gives a brand new take on classic pantomime story Aladdin.

This pantomime is set in a typical China town. It started with a song called “ Good morning Chinatown”, introducing the setting and various roles of the story. The stage is full of Chinese elements such as: lanterns, Chinese fans, Chinese costumes such as Qipao. This show is very engaging and interactive by eliciting responses and inviting the audiences to take part in. It’s joyfully hilarious and light-heartedly enlightening, which can be a great event for families, especially those with kids.

 

The Huge Chinese Fan, even bigger than me

This pantomime actually takes place at KCL

Wikipedia gives a detailed account of this fairy tale.

Aladdin, is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ("The Arabian Nights"), and one of the best known.

Aladdin is an impoverished young ne'er-do-well in a Chinese town. He is recruited by a sorcerer from the Maghreb, who passes himself off as the brother of Aladdin's late father Mustapha the tailor, convincing Aladdin and his mother of his good will by apparently making arrangements to set up the lad as a wealthy merchant. The sorcerer's real motive is to persuade young Aladdin to retrieve a wonderful oil lamp from a booby-trapped magic cave. After the sorcerer attempts to double-cross him, Aladdin finds himself trapped in the magic cave. Fortunately, Aladdin retains a magic ring lent to him by the sorcerer as protection. When he rubs his hands in despair, he inadvertently rubs the ring and a jinnī (or "genie") appears who takes him home to his mother. Aladdin is still carrying the lamp. When his mother tries to clean it, a second far more powerful genie appears who is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp.

With the aid of the genie of the lamp, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries Princess Badroulbadour, the Emperor's daughter (after magically foiling her marriage to the vizier's son). The genie builds Aladdin a wonderful palace, a far more magnificent one than that of the Emperor himself.

The sorcerer returns and is able to get his hands on the lamp by tricking Aladdin's wife (who is unaware of the lamp's importance) by offering to exchange "new lamps for old". He orders the genie of the lamp to take the palace along with all its contents to his home in the Maghreb. Fortunately, Aladdin still has the magic ring and is able to summon the lesser genie. Although the genie of the ring cannot directly undo any of the magic of the genie of the lamp, he is able to transport Aladdin to the Maghreb where he recovers the lamp and kills the sorcerer in battle, returning the palace (complete with the princess) to its proper place.

The sorcerer's more powerful and evil brother tries to destroy Aladdin for killing his brother by disguising himself as an old woman known for her healing powers. Badroulbadour falls for his disguise and commands the "woman" to stay in her palace in case of any illnesses. Aladdin is warned of this danger by the genie of the lamp and slays the imposter. Everyone lives happily ever after, Aladdin eventually succeeding to his father-in-law's throne.

百度百科对此童话故事给予了详细的讲解：

故事概要

故事叙述一名贫穷的年轻混混，名叫阿拉丁。他住在古代中国（尽管这个“中国”由于阿拉伯人对真正的中国缺乏了解而与真正的中国相差甚远），后来受一名来自马格里布的 魔法师之邀（他冒充为阿拉丁的叔叔），前往一个设有陷阱的洞穴中拿取一只神奇的油灯。魔法师正要进一步利用阿拉丁的时候，阿拉丁发现他被困在洞穴里。幸运 的是，阿拉丁还留着魔法师借给他的一只魔戒指。阿拉丁绝望地摩擦双手，正巧擦到了戒指，迸发出一个精灵。这个精灵还带他返家，而阿拉丁则带回了油灯。正当 他母亲要清理油灯的时候，突然间油灯迸发出一个威力更强大的精灵，随时等待主人的使唤。在精灵的帮助下，阿拉丁变得有钱有势，最后还娶了公主。精灵还为阿 拉丁建造一座美轮美奂的宫殿，甚至比皇帝的皇宫还要壮丽。

后来魔法师回到了中国，并且以诈术骗走了巴德罗巴朵尔的神灯。当时她没留意到那盏特别的油灯，交给了那个魔术师，以“旧灯换新灯”。魔术师命令精灵把阿拉丁的宫殿搬到马格里布。还好阿拉丁还保有那只魔戒指，因此还有威力较小的精灵可供使唤。虽然戒指精灵无法直接破解神灯精灵的法力，但他还是能够将阿拉丁带往马格里布，帮助他救回妻子并击败了魔法师。

故事来源与背景

阿拉丁的故事是法国翻译家安托万·加朗编入《一千零一夜》一书的。有一名来自叙利亚阿勒颇的阿拉伯说书者说了阿拉丁的故事，加朗在聆听之后加以吸收润色。加朗的日记（1709年3月25日）记录他遇见了名叫犹合那·狄亚卜（Hanna，汉那）的马龙派信徒，由知名法国旅行家保罗·卢卡斯从阿勒颇介绍至巴黎。加朗的日记还说，他的“阿拉丁”译本在1709–10期间完成，编排于《一千零一夜》第九和第十册，并于1710年出版。

约翰·佩恩所作的《阿拉丁和神奇神灯及其他故事》于1901年在伦敦出版，详细说明了加朗和他称为汉那的人的接触，又提到了法国国家图书馆中典藏着两份“阿拉丁”故事的阿拉伯语手稿（其中还有两个另外“插入”的故事）。其中一份手稿是18世纪晚期来自叙利亚的杂乱手稿。更有趣的是，另一份手稿为东方学者阿尔芒·皮埃尔·柯欣所拥有，那是1703年完成于巴格达的手稿。在19世纪末法国国家图书馆购买了此份手稿。

虽然阿拉丁实际上是中东的故事，但故事角色不是阿拉伯人也非波斯人，而是中国人。故事里所谓的“中国”是一个伊斯兰国度，大部分的人都是穆斯林，其中甚至还有一名向阿拉丁购买器皿的犹太商人（他 还敲诈了阿拉丁），然而没有提到过佛教徒或者儒士。每个人在这个国度里都拥有阿拉伯名字，其统治者更像波斯王而不是中国皇帝。这个国家是虚构的，路途遥 远，位于远东。但这个国家和“真正的”或历史上的中国并没有太大关系。这种故事背景在童话当中是很常见的——突显了故事不至于过于写实而失去意境，或者只 是一种匠心独运的编排技巧。

故事创作者并不知道美洲的存在，因此阿拉丁的“中国”代表的是“极东之地”，而魔法师的故乡摩洛哥则是“极西之地”。故事一开始就叙述了魔法师尽其所能地从远方来到中国，在创作者的世界观里那是最长的旅程，表现了魔法师试图获取无价神灯的决心。故事发展到最后时，精灵不费吹灰之力地帮助阿拉丁和魔法师瞬间往来于东西方之间，表现了精灵的强大威力。

由此可见，百度百科的讲解更侧重于故事的起源， 而维基百科的介绍则更详细的展现了故事本身。

So what's the moral of this folk tale? Shall I say 家有“仙”妻并不是最重要的， 重要的是家有“聪”妻， 才不会至于让阿拉丁两次家中失火之事件发生。所以阿拉丁在此告诫大家：打江山容易，守江山难。这江山守得牢不牢，关键得看你娶回家的女人聪不聪， 😄。

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Corker: [ ˈkɔ:kə(r) ] N-COUNT 杰出的人;出类拔萃的事物 If you say that someone or something is a corker, you mean that they are very good.

pantomime : [ ˈpæntəmaɪm ] N-COUNT 圣诞童话剧 A pantomime is a funny musical play for children. Pantomimes are usually based on fairy stories and are performed at Christmas.

ne'er-do-well: [ ˈneədu:wel ] n. 没用的人，饭桶; 不成材; 不成器; 乏货

an idle worthless person.

sorcerer: [ ˈsɔ:sərə(r) ] N-COUNT 巫师;

In fairy stories, a sorcerer is a person who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits

 Maghreb: the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia. 公元702年阿拉伯人征服了整个马格里布.

passes himself off as: 冒充

lad: [ læd ] N-COUNT; A lad is a young man or boy 小伙子；年轻人；少年；男孩.

Retrieve: [ rɪˈtri:v ] VERB If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it. 取回;找回

booby-trapped: VERB  A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched. If something is booby-trapped, a booby-trap is placed in it or on it. 设置陷阱；布下饵雷；安放炸弹

double-cross: [ 'dʌbl krɒs ] VERB. If someone you trust double-crosses you, they do something which harms you instead of doing something they had promised to do. 欺骗;阳奉阴违;出卖

retain: [ rɪˈteɪn ] VERB. To retain something means to continue to have that thing.

保留;保持;保存

inadvertently: [ ˌɪnədˈvɜ:təntli ] ADJ. An inadvertent action is one that you do without realizing what you are doing. 无意的;并非故意的;因疏忽造成的

genie: [ ˈdʒi:ni ] N-COUNT. In stories from Arabia and Persia, a genie is a spirit which appears and disappears by magic and obeys the person who controls it. (阿拉伯和波斯神话故事中的）精灵，魔仆

If you say that the genie is out of the bottle or that someone has let the genie out of the bottle, you mean that something has happened which has made a great and permanent change in people's lives, especially a bad change.

Bidding: [ ˈbɪdɪŋ ] PHRASE. If you say that someone does another person's bidding, you disapprove of the fact that they do exactly what the other person asks them to do, even when they do not want to ; 对…唯命是从

Foil: [ fɔɪl ] VERB. If you foil someone's plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.  阻止;挫败

Vizier: [ vɪˈzɪə(r) ] Noun. a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire) (伊斯兰国家的）高官，大臣, 宰相

Grand Vizier: 大宰相

Lesser: [ ˈlesə(r) ] ADJ-COMPAR. N-IN-NAMES. Lesser is used in the names of some species of birds, animals, and plants. (用在鸟类、哺乳动物、植物等名称中）小

Slay: [ sleɪ ] VERB. murder 残杀

Imposter: [ ɪm'pɑstɚ ] Noun. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

冒名顶替者，江湖骗子

References:

 http://www.quayplayers.org.uk

www.wikipedia.org

http://baike.baidu.com/

Lord of the Dance

    

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games

Event at a Glance

Genre: Irish dance and musical

Venue: Playhouse Theatre (Northumberland Avenue London, WC2N 5DE)

Date attended: 3, November 2015 + 9, November 2015

On Until: 3 January 2016

Ticket Cost: £25.00 - £90.00 (Plus £3 transaction fee)

Rating: ★★★★★

My Brief Review: unprecedentedly marvelous!

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The incredibly successful Lord of the Dance is now back to London! Created and produced by the hugely admired and respected Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who found his first name starring in River Dance, and composed by Ronan Hardiman, this unprecedentedly marvelous iconic hit brings you the breath-taking theater experience with a talented team of performers.

Most press releases describe Dangerous Games as “Extraordinary," “Entertaining” and “Explosive”, an “Extravaganza," I would like to add that it’s absolutely Enjoyable, and Engaging. In a word, it is “ Excellent”. That's why I have see it twice, and I still want come back to it.

Lord of the Dance: Tickets 03

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The story is based on an ancient Irish legend: the cute yet powerful Little Spirit defend and protect the Lord of the dance against the evil forces along the journey in a Irish forest.

The dance fuses tap dance, ballet and acrobatics harmoniously, weaving the ancient Irish legendary story through the change of seasons into a tapestry of the journey protecting the Lord of the dance.

The Performers:

Flatley used to star in his dances, yet now he retires to give other young talented performers the chance to shine, who are mostly trained by himself.

The costumes:

The costumes are glittering, with large array of changes and styles. I particularly like the white costume that fuses ballet and harem pants style, which is elegant, sexy, as well as sporty. Another highlight in the costumes is the sudden change from folk style to sexy vibes. 

Ballet and Harem pants combination

Folk style

sexy vibes after sudden strip of the folk style dresses

sexy vibes after sudden strip of the folk style dresses

The instruments:

The clarinet and the violin are indispensable in Irish culture and dance. The clarinet in the Spirit’s hands has the magic power to wake up the world as well as weaken the evil forces. The violins are played by two bright lovely girls to celebrate the joy and peace in the lively forest. 

Little Spirit and her Clarinet

Little Spirit

 

Lord of the Dance: Violinists

 

The opposing forces

The opposing forces are not only between the Lord of the dance and the evil group, but also between the girls who rival for the love and attention from the Lord of the dance. This is represented and elaborated by the fight, the expression in their eyes, and the opposite colors of their costumes.

Lord of the Dance: the opposing forces

Lord of the Dance

Modern Technology

Over 100 computers are utilized to ensure the splendid effects on the stage. The background video and the dancers’ performances are precisely synchronized to offer audience the unprecedentedly marvelous experience.

百度百科对《王者之舞》做了详细的中文介绍：

《王者之舞》是麦克·弗莱利在成功制作《大河之舞》后，又一次掀起的娱乐风暴，它将爱尔兰踢踏舞与摇滚、爵士等相融合，辅以顶尖的娱乐制作和时尚化的市场包装.

《王者之舞》的故事基于一个古老的爱尔兰传说，赤裸裸而真实地呈现人性黑暗与光明的斗争：为了权势、爱情、欲望,黑暗之王挑战正义之王和他的属民。一场狂野斗争即将展开；两个女人的爱情争夺即将展开。舞蹈就是武器、舞蹈就是力量，整场演出充满顿挫起伏的肢体语汇与戏剧张力，将爱尔兰 舞蹈带入前所未有的空前高度，赋予观众们一次次珍贵而奇妙的经历。

2004年11月到中国巡演的舞王舞蹈团是迈克·弗莱利旗下第一个，也是最好的舞蹈团。《王者之舞》无论在编舞、串场或舞台布置方面一扫《大河之舞》较恬 静温婉传统风格，而改以浑身是劲的动态呈现。尤其主要的领舞演员在舞台上的飞奔表演更是充满速度感的力与美都极具张力和感染力，肌肉浮凸、双腿快速跳动的舞者、具有戏剧冲突故事情节都让台下观众的心情随着踢踏节奏跌宕。舞者修长纤美的双腿、优雅有悬停在空中的舞姿以及令人赞叹的整齐动作等永远都是最迷人的 一环。

按照古老的“三一律”的规定，《王者之舞》显然已经被划归到戏剧的范畴：时间，远古；地点，爱尔兰的森林：情节，一个正与邪相互斗争的故事。而以舞剧的标准划分，明确的角色关系、简单而充分的故事背景、不断被激化的戏剧冲突与矛盾，已经构成了他成为一部成功的舞剧的全部前提条件。故事是这样的：一个精灵的笛声唤醒了森林中的万物，在万物滋生的过程中，爱情也在少女的心中成长着，这时，两个敌对的力量出现了，都在为争夺美丽少女的芳心作出着努力，一方是代表黑暗势力的蒙面人，一方就是以舞王为代表的正义力量。于是，两者不断的较量，最终达到了戏剧冲突的最高点，在善良的精灵的帮助下，经过最后的角逐，最终善战胜恶、光明战胜黑暗，以光辉的爱尔兰式的大结局收束全剧。

结构：

“王者之舞”的结构极其复杂。舞剧整体的叙述结构由全剧中仅出场了三次，每次都由女诗人的独唱来讲述的爱尔兰古老传说故事来完成。从第一次出场 讲述万物苏醒、爱情萌生，到第二次阐述关于爱情的正邪两种力量，以至最后一次用诗句描述正邪之间激烈战斗，每次出场都让人在她那又圆深沉的歌声中感受到滋长在远古的爱尔兰的生命与爱情的神秘。舞王在作品中铺设了两条线索，一条是因为少女而起的舞王与蒙面人之间的爱恨情仇，另一条，则是以红衣吉普赛少女为线 索的代表了内心诱惑的暗线。

在这两条线索的相互交织之下，演出一个关于爱情的正义与邪恶、执著与诱惑、成长与烦恼之间的故事。于此同时，从演出开始初就已经亮相出现的身着金色服装的小精灵，手握一只竖笛，穿插在故事各段落之间，承担起了在观众与戏剧之间架设桥梁的任务，一方面，她的出现不断推动着戏剧的发展，最终导入了戏剧的高潮，另一方面，她的不断介入，又在为观众进行着某种意义上的“导读”。精灵的出现，让人很容易想起莫扎特著名的歌剧《魔笛》中吹排箫的捕鸟人巴巴比诺，只要他的笛声响起，故事肯定就有了新的进展。于是，在整个舞剧中没有单一的舞蹈，每一个舞蹈的段落都服务于完整的故事情节，观众可以感觉到，当舞王脚下的舞鞋踏出魔幻般的最强音的时候，一个戏剧的高潮正在上演着。

竖笛和提琴是爱尔兰音乐中不可或缺的表现工具，舞王在这里充分的给他们以表现的机会，首先是把竖笛交给了精灵，用它统领全部的剧情，而提琴则是被安排了专门的“幕间曲”的 表演内容，由两名漂亮的、充满青春活力的女孩同时演奏.

音乐：  

音乐中融合了最先进的电子音乐、爵士音乐、摇滚音乐的元素，在极大地丰富音响色彩的同时，强调各种音乐形式的融通，其制作标准不单纯的集中在一部舞剧之上， 而是以好莱坞的一等大片为描摹对象的。

服装：

同音乐一样，《王者之舞》的服装设计更多的体现了后现代的特征，用鲜艳的大色块直接勾勒出相互对垒的两大阵营的特征，用黑色的皮制胸衣和短裤，将漂亮的舞蹈女孩打扮得更加性感迷人。还有大量金色的运用，为舞台营造了辉煌的感觉。灯光在流动，演员在舞动，那些飘逸的服装就像活跃的画笔，在鲜亮的舞台上快乐地 跳动，勾勒出一副色彩缤纷的美好画卷。

踢踏舞：

《王者之舞》中的舞蹈编排，突出体现的是对故事情节的渲染、人物形象的塑造， 观众依据故事情节的发展自然地会进入到相应的观行阶段，于是，在与观众获得了观赏情绪与情趣的同步之后，相应的段落中舞者就可以尽兴的炫耀他们的技术了。

专业评论指出：《王者之舞》是对传统爱尔兰踢踏舞的终极性颠覆，这点是从舞蹈元素的使用上而言的。在传统爱尔兰舞蹈中，舞者手臂必须死死地放在大腿两侧不 能移动，大大的桎梏了舞蹈的表现力， 而在《王者之舞》的表演中， 成功的融汇了爱尔兰踢踏、美国踢踏以及许多非踢踏舞的表演元素，成为了真正广泛的舞蹈元素在踢踏形势下的融合。《王者之舞》的舞蹈好看，演员一出场就可以让满场的观众沸腾，因为他热情激烈的舞步，因为在令人眼花缭乱的舞步中表现出来的强烈的对抗和冲突，因为被舞步放大了的强烈的戏剧的震撼力。其中，舞王与蒙面人的三次舞台对决最有震撼力与表现力，尤其是最后的一次。在精灵的帮助之下，舞王死里逃生，最终抓到了蒙面人，于是，与蒙面人展开了最后的决斗。决斗是从脚下的舞步开始的，随着节奏的加快和舞步复杂程度的急剧加大，舞王的眼睛中喷射出了火焰，随即，舞王有力的伸展手臂，已无可匹敌的力量将蒙面人压向了舞台的最边缘，舞王胜利 了!

演员：

现在《王者之舞》团队中几乎80%的演员都是由舞王自己培养的。舞王曾经创造了每秒打击地面35次的吉尼斯世界纪录，但这个纪录早就被舞王自己培养的现在的新舞王打破，而且，据资料统计，此次来华访问的《王者之舞》欧洲巡演团中，所有的男演员的技术都可以达到每秒钟 打击地面30次以上。所以，除了新舞王外，《王者之舞》中每个演员都有被当作舞王看待的看点。

著名舞蹈评论家欧建平先生曾在英国亲睹了舞王的表演，他的形容是：麦克·弗莱利简直就是少女杀手，演出中最可能发狂 的就是那些青春美少女。此话不假，从整体演员的使用上看， 《王者之舞》更多的体现了男演员在表演中的作用，男人的肌肉、雄健的造型、刚强的舞步和从肩头上、额头上摔下来的汗水，无不显示着男性的力量，让在场的女性叫绝。而整个演出中，女演员的戏份确实不多，除了陪同在爱尔兰少女身旁的身着纱裙的少女们的舞蹈以及过场中的风情舞蹈外，女演员大都陪衬在男演员的周围。此点不难理解，因为踢踏舞是对技术和体力有着极高的要求的舞蹈，男、女在体力和肌肉表现力上的差异，确实导致了男女演员在舞台表现力上的不平等。在此，我们还要再次强调，踢踏是力量的艺术，最强烈的表现力来自最强有力的身体。

舞台设计： 

《王者之舞》的现场使用了100多个电脑灯，正是这些电脑灯的使用，才能够在舞台上直接用光幕营造出丰富的表现空间，配合各种机械的使用，包括升降机、移动景片、烟雾等，为观众提供了一个变化多端的舞台效果。

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org

http://www.atgtickets.com

http://www.boxoffice.co.uk

http://www.theatreview.org.nz

http://baike.baidu.com