In this April, I was very lucky to have the chance to watch this staged live performance in Haikou,the capital city of Hainan province, China.

All images in this Gallery were taken with a Nikon D90 + Nikon 18-200VR lens (hand-held).

Here's more info from www.visithainan.com about this fantastic show :

"Impression Hainanˇ¨ is the latest live theatre performance from the acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, the architect of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies and award winning films ˇ§House of Flying Daggersˇ¨ and ˇ§Hero.ˇ¨

As the first and only ocean staged live performance in China, ˇ§Impression Hainanˇ¨ represents the essence of Hainan life ˇV the history, uniqueness, ocean, flora and local traditions ˇV featuring over 250 performers, made up of local boys and girls with an average age of 19 and displaying a wide variety of dance, costumes, fireworks, videos combined with stage design and enchanting lighting displays all on an open air stage with views of the ocean some 50m away.