For those of you unfamiliar with the serenity of Shaolin Monks from China – seeing 16 of them sitting atop smooth wooden blocks, legs crossed in a sign of peace and strength, is entirely arresting. Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui clearly saw something in the daily regime of the Buddhist warrior monks, which would captivate audiences worldwide when he decided to collaborate with them for an hour-long piece for the stage – and this is just one memorable image of many from the piece.

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