Innovative kung fu musical staged in New York

NEW YORK - A kung fu musical that tells a survival story of Chinese immigrants in New York City has been staged at the Big Apple's Hudson Yards neighborhood.

The experimental musical, Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise, tells the story of a secret sect in Flushing, Queens, that possesses the magical power to extend human life, and a twin brother and sister caught in the struggle to control it.

The production has drawn talent from around the world. It is directed by Chen Shi-Zheng and written by Kung Fu Panda's Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. It features songs by Sia remixed by Bobby Krlic and Arca, movement choreography by Akram Khan and martial-arts choreography by Zhang Jun.