Performers with disabilities educate, entertain Shenyang

Performers from Shenyang disabled people’s art troupe staged a performance at Zhonghua Theater in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on May 21.

The performance was designed to promote self-confidence among disabled people and demonstrate what disabled people are able to achieve, despite physical limitations, according to Wang Fengzhen, director of the troupe.

The group danced, sang and performed acrobatics for the audience in Shenyang.

Established in 1991, the art troupe is the country’s only professional acrobatic arts performing group that consists entirely of people with disabilities, and is a training base for disabled actors appointed by China Disabled Persons' Federation.

The troupe performs for middle and primary school students in the city more than 200 times per year, and has staged 1,357 performances over a six-year period, providing entertainment while educating audiences about the potential of people with disabilities.

Performers from Shenyang disabled people’s art troupe dance at Zhonghua Theater in Shenyang, on May 21. [Photo/people.cn]

A member of the troupe performs aerobatics in Shenyang, May 21. [Photo/people.cn]

Performers pose for a group photo in Shenyang, May 21. [Photo/people.cn]