HU Qi-Zhi and his family in the United States.
[Introduction] HU Qi-Zhi (Isaac Hou), 31-year-old Chinese-American, national origin, Hunan, China Taiwan is now temporarily. Dance, crystal ball, big hoop acrobatics are. Participating in the mainland television program "Chinese people show up" in the show with "Dream Crystal Ball", "big hoop" and fire whip and known by the public, and he is not the same life experiences is far more exciting program of performances.
[Pioneer] Quotations
Able to rely on their ability to maintain life of people worthy of respect.
I do not go to games and competition, as long as you know and like, I was champion.
I enjoy my life and I currently do not know what the future will be, but I chose to go step by step.
"International Herald Tribune" correspondent Chen Xuelian from Beijing bald bare feet, light upper body, with white pants, tall upright perfect HU Qi Zhi, standing center stage, as if an ancient practitioner.
Music sounded, he leaned over put that crystal ball on the ground, and then together in prayer to the hanging in the fingertips, and then, like a crystal ball received a wake up command of the little life, sensitive in his arms, palms, back, shoulders and fingers sliding back and forth. This contains the poetic beauty of the odd-hyun and single stunt, firmly suck people's attention.
He is a Chinese-American, is a professional street performers in Taipei street. Dragon TV "Chinese people show up" in the second quarter on the stage, he with consummate Dance, crystal ball, big hoop acrobatics in China was an instant sensation. Although unable to win, but a truly "popular of people." Business performance is also followed, in just at the Fourteenth World Swimming Championships opening ceremony of the cultural performances, he used a crystal ball show "Giving" the mood.
In addition to superb performance skills, HU Qi-Chi's popular these days and perhaps a deeper reason - he will be "professional street performers" in this trade area live into our vision, his dream came to work for the dedication and passion, in an downtown and the heart from the quiet cultivation, are impetuous moment more valuable.
"As a street performer, seemingly unguarded, fancy pointing, in fact, they are the ones with power, one that can create miracles." Promoter of one of Taiwan's street art, "Kymmene field together," director Zhang forget the case evaluation HU Qi-Zhi.
Shaolin Temple is like my home
HU Qi-Chi's performance was described as "hardness with softness, color art is superb." Indeed, whether it is to see him perform or heard him speak, you are likely to be his "quiet and powerful aura," attracted. In life, HU Qi-Chi in this world is simple and transparent as curious without reservation. On the show, his eyes wet with parents in the United States for far to say "thank you", he said: "The tears just can not control."
Childhood growing up in America until the age of 20 HU Qi Zhi began to learn Chinese, because he wanted to "return to parents home to see where the ancestors live." He first came to China to learn Shaolin Kung Fu. "I have come to the Shaolin Temple is the starting point of Chinese culture, until now I still absorbing the essence of Chinese culture, this is my lot to enjoy."
"International Herald Tribune": you go to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts when young, why is this now back to China in the draft went to a festival? Two feelings are different?
HU Qi-Chi: I was a kid, saw a karate movie, you would like to learn martial arts, had wanted to learn karate tae kwon do, but my father said, Chinese martial arts school to learn, so I know the Shaolin Temple, then 20 years old, I went to school Sanda Shaolin Temple, it was a very hard time, but very simple joy. Ten years later, once again have the opportunity to return to the Shaolin Temple, I just like back home, see my teacher saw my junior, this experience so special, if you have time I will definitely go back to the Shaolin Temple to learn.
Q: silent practice and a lively stage are two completely different world, how do you coordinate?
A: stage performances, I will make their first quiet down, quiet into my world, my music is a key that can open my heart, let me take the best performing tension freed.
Q: street artists you want to do, why will board a draft of the stage? Is it contradictory?
A: As a performing artist, the best on the biggest stage of the pursuit of an intuition, I do not think that contradiction.
Q: Compared with most of the players performance, your performance is more Zen, how to do this?
A: I respect all kinds of performances of the show, I like to see various angles of the show, I have my own way, I do not have much desire, I enjoy the state after performing the kind of comfortable. China has a lot of viewers now know me, I will say hello to see a smile, I will with a smile. I do not think I became well-known is not the same with you, just walking in the street slow point, someone will find my picture, but it will not be forever. I have not changed much, I still do the things you like.
Q: did not win, it regret?
A: to participate in "Chinese people show up," I done a lot of dreams, I went to the Great Wall to the Great Hall, went to the Shaolin Temple, which is like home, "Chinese people show up," roots trip with me, I am very happy , the finals I use "Dragon Fire" performances pay tribute to the dragon. I am very satisfied with this performance, I do not go to games and competition, as long as you know and like, I was champion.
The practice of street
Acrobatics and circus in that once again flourished, many outstanding teacher of the early 1990s, and perhaps many small boys have practiced at home, secretly drop Feiyanzoubi, fantasy one day become a martial arts master. When HU Qi Zhi-year-old has cherished this dream, however, he sustained his dream into a combustion power. 17-year-old high school, despite strong opposition from parents, he decided to stray away from home to the world. In the four years of wandering in Europe, he found that "go hand in hand to the streets performing acrobatic than fun in the hotel when the cleaners, but also pay any more."
Pointing his friends learn a skill is playing with fire the first stunt, the use of fire sticks and fire can be thrown high command chain, combined with music for physical performance, there are magical beauty. 22 years old, he applied to enter the Danish acting school, officially joined this circus disciples as well. In that year, he began his first time ever street performances.
However, performing one of the training school, but high charges, self-reliance HU Qi-read blog in less than three months famished, he decided to practice with "stunt double" (double or more than double the floor effects, similar to gymnastics) partners cheaper tuition fees and living expenses at the Moscow Circus School, but sleep and eat and drink when they trained "like husband and wife as" tightly "by" together, three months later, two energetic young men finally quarreling bitterly, decided to part ways. Lose their partners, HU Qi-Zhi, in despair, decided to come to Taiwan first, "When the English teacher, save money, think about the next step." Thus opening the "one person on the street" career.
Q: When most children's childhood dream was to become scientists and teachers, why are your childhood dream when street performers?
A: My parents and brother's education is to develop independent thinking, and therefore, our family child view of the world are not the same with other people, many things will try to think independently to solve. I was a kid want to be street performers, because this job is very free, you can make money travel. My parents for my idea is not quite agree, but I still decided to do so. So I am not a child obedient child.
Q: You chose the young parents oppose such a "non-mainstream" life on the road, and why?
A: I do not think non-mainstream, performance is actually my main, but had not yet become mainstream. Parents started to accept my decision does not, even after that we have not spoken to five or six years, then as I gradually make some achievements, they will accept. I tried very hard to let them worry me, this is my mainstream. This process is of course bitter, I have no money to pay school fees circus, by when the restaurant toilet cleaners, cleaning the school to make, I did a lot of work, many, many.
Q: Some people say that your talent and abroad, than first-class street performers, there are gaps, do you think?
. A: This is a good question, I appreciate a good performance can make, I know the definition of the gap, because everyone has their own demands of performing, of course, I also have my own aesthetic requirements, I think the better Biaoyan bring all the world's audience, is a very significant thing.
Q: In the hearts of Chinese people, "street artists" is a slightly derogatory word a little, you on the "street artists" understand what?
A: can the ability to sustain life on their own people deserve respect, but also to the early years of my life and work, but now I have the opportunity to perform in the streets of Taipei, which is what I enjoy greatly. I can show direct contact with my people's eyes, I can test my own practice in physical design in mind, this looks like a test, the audience's applause is what I get scores. For me, this is a practice and exercise.
His wife and family are backing
HU Qi-chi is currently temporarily China Taiwan, where he met Polish learning Chinese and Canadian-born wife, boarded the mainland in the draft stage, he is already quite well known street artists in Taiwan and acrobatic stars.
Many of his female fans, and his beautiful wife is not only not jealous, the way the game is also accompanied him encouragement. Now, HU Qi-Chi program of performing learning point edge business management knowledge, future opportunities would also like to boat around the world. "And save enough money, then go back and read old when too late." You see, his thinking is always different from ordinary people.
Q: You and your wife how strangers?
A: We know in Taiwan, I was learning the art of the end of the European circus returned to Taiwan to teach in Taiwan at that time met her Salsa dance. My wife can be my private art director, she can help me with ideas and decide how to do more beautiful and more convincing. This is my lucky thing. I want to have the opportunity to take my wife in mainland China Travel, with him to our understanding of China, this is my way of thanks.
Q: Where you can see the future of your performances?
A: There are many dream of the future can go slowly realize, I enjoy my own life, I now do not know what the future will be. But I chose to go step by step, I'm not sure where you can see my performance, but I will have the opportunity to perform in the streets to do.
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