China'sKung fu is an ancient and revered martial art well known across the world, practised for over decades and passed down through generations of Shaolin monks ... Kung fu with Shaolin monks.
In the new operatic staging of Antar & Abla, performers from across the region — and even a troupe of Shaolin monks — unite to tell a story of exile, honour, impossible love, and tribal conflict ... On the Shaolin fusion, she said simply.