The highly popular Shaolin Warriors tonight return to UCA?s Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall for one performance at 7:30 p.m. as part of the UCA Public Appearances 2007-08 season.
The Shaolin Warriors performance is made possible in part by a Title VI federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education in support of UCA’s interdisciplinary program in the study of Chinese language and culture. Students from Central Arkansas high schools who are studying the Mandarin Chinese language will attend the performance as guests of UCA. UCA also is expanding its exchange programs to several sites in China as part of its growing International Programs division.
Twenty-two Shaolin monks make up the Shaolin Warriors company. All study or have studied at the Shaolin Monastery in China?s Henan Province. According to their program information, “The Shaolin performers train in martial arts for several hours every day, perfecting the art of hand-to-hand and weapons combat. Each performer is required to achieve an extraordinarily high level of proficiency in each of the 18 traditional weapons and become a master of one. However it is the daily practice of seated meditation which enables the performers to sustain a demanding physical regimen.”
Tickets range from $10 to $35 and can be purchased by calling toll-free 1-866-810-0012 or visiting www.uca.edu/tickets. Each UCA student may receive two free tickets as part of the UCA Benefits package. UCA students must present their valid UCA I.D. at UCA Ticket Central box office at the front of Reynolds Performance Hall, during regular box office hours.
For more information, visit www.uca.edu/reynolds.
