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Show 6 Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Thursday, October 29, 1987 Detail is secret of Taipei entertainers Sports editor Attention to detail-tha- ts the secret of discipline for the Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats and Magicians of Taipei. Detail, as important as it is during the actual performance, begins in other places perhaps not so evident to the crowd. From the moment the makeup is put on in the dressing room, to ( in their brightly colored outfits, everything must be perfect for the Chinese acrobats and magicians, just as each performance must be. Even a minor mistake during show time could be a dangerous one. Jumping through a ring of fire and knives must be accomplished with the utmost Or standing-actual- ly, precision. dressing By BRIAN HECKERT hand standing-- on seven chairs stacked one on top the other, balanced on four bottles placed on a table.. .Well, its not something to do unless youre sure you can of wine do it successfully. the acrobats and magicians, the rewards are few, but what better reward than the laughter and approval of For children? And the adults have fun, too. Watching a white dove appear from a popped black balloon is something not easily explained, theres a certain degree of satisfaction for the grownups to at least assume that the magician had to have done it this way... or maybe it was that but way? Showing their stunts to the crowd was more than just another performance for the acrobats and magicians of Taipei. It was an opportunity to put their discipline to work, and make the children and grownups laugh and look in awe. r |