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...aspiring tourist mecca, the Oriental Buddha Kingdom Theme Park in the lush mountains of Leshan is doing a pretty woeful job. Its main attraction, a 37-meter replica of one of the famed Bamiyan buddhas destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, is mysteriously covered by a huge cloth, with only its giant feet poking out. When tourists try to approach the statue, security guards shoo them away. Instead, would-be guides shove pictures of the park's lesser draws under the few visitors' noses?perhaps a tour of a couple of fake, mildewy buddhas or a trip to a viewing...
...cloth cover, China's Bamiyan buddha seems almost as cursed as its Afghan predecessor. But the reasons for its condition are peculiarly Chinese. Conceived of by the grandly named Sichuan Oriental Buddha Kingdom Co., the Bamiyan replica was to have been the prime exhibit in a privately owned Buddha theme park advantageously nestled in a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes Leshan's own ancient buddha, the largest such stone statue in the world. But during the Bamiyan replica's construction, Oriental Buddha's workers allegedly destroyed dozens of the famed Mahaoya tombs, architectural marvels that date back two millennia...
...abstraction was not the theme that tied together the show’s diverse elements, were the works on display somehow connected by their “Afro-ness”? To be certain, the featured artists are all members of the black community, but their subject matter and style could be considered more than exclusively “Afro.” Some of the works allowed that possibility, but not all of them. So why force the connection...
These writings, most of which appear backwards—the boy is constantly behind the plastic—serve as manifestations of the boy’s thoughts and expectations, both of which literally frame the production and exemplify the show’s main theme: the myth of the American hero and the very real, personal consequences of war not just for those who fight but also for those to whom they return...
...whole production is tinted with a dark thread of violence, mostly manifested in Ulysses himself, but clearly felt by everyone on stage as well as in the audience. Maintaining this theme is no easy task, and Derrah handles it with a firm and deep stoicism...