Shaolin Warriors Perform at Cerritos Center

From the Cerritos Center:“With feats of astounding physicality and grace, the [Shaolin] Warriors elevated the art of Kung Fu to a dizzyingly high level,” hails the Boston Herald. The group wows audiences with its mastery at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Saturday, February 18, 8:00 PM. Tickets, which start at $45, are available at the CCPA Ticket Office and cerritoscenter.com or by calling (562) 467-8818.

About 1,500 years ago in central China, monks from the celebrated Shaolin Monastery originated the martial art of Kung Fu (“Gong Fu” in Chinese, meaning “skill”). A form of disciplined exercise as well as a combat skill, Kung Fu develops self-control, muscular coordination, and preparedness. The SHAOLIN WARRIORS embody these qualities, putting “on a spectacular display of choreographed fighting, with and without weapons, and startling acrobatic feats, tumbling, and feats of balance, strength, and concentration,” raves The Boston Globe.

Disciples of the Shaolin schools – known throughout the world for their disciplined and deadly martial-arts prowess – have trained from a very young age, continually developing and sharpening their focus and mental and physical disciplines. With mesmerizing ability, stunning movements, and spectacular imagery, the martial-arts masters showcase various forms of Shaolin Kung Fu. The result is a “dazzling spectacle,” hailed the Toronto Star. They are “so good at what they do, it almost looks like animation,” cheered The Orange County Register.

The fully choreographed production also offers insight into the warriors’ daily life and Zen philosophy. Audiences will get a glimpse of a typical day at the Shaolin temple, from dawn to dusk, beginning with morning meditation, chanting, exercises, and jaw-dropping fight rituals that employ traditional Shaolin weaponry.

For tickets or more information, call (562) 467-8818 or go to cerritoscenter.com.

Photo courtesy of Cerritos Center