非凡之旅/Extraordinary Journey Vlog (Beijing 2011)

On April 1st and 2nd, I went to 非凡之旅 (Fei Fan Zhi Lv) in the Water Cube (Olympic Stadium 2008). I'll give a description of the show below, but I have to add in a disclaimer, because I might have misunderstood some things.

"Extraordinary Journey" was a charity event in the Water Cube with '(safe drinking) water' as the main theme. This show features 4 artists (Wang Leehom, Chris Lee, Eason Chan and Jam Hsiao) and Olympic synchronized swimming and diving teams. The show starts with couples dancing together in blue outfits. Life is good, everyone is happy. But then suddenly there's no water anymore. The male and female protagonist (both members of the Olympic swimming team) are sent on a journey across icebergs, forests, lakes and a sea of flames to find the water crystal that will return water to the planet. Every artist represents a different element in the journey and there are synchronized swimming and diving performances in between their segments that support their element. Jam Hsiao is the iceberg and therefore, appears high on the 10m diving board to bring his first song. Later he is wheeled in standing on an ice crystal and fake snow comes down into the audience. Not really sure what Chris Lee represented, but she wore a black outfit on the first night and a white one for the second. Eason Chan was the evil fire god. His entrance was epic! He's got a really deep voice too, so when he started singing I was like WOW! He went off the stage at the wrong side for the first show and then he had to run back. So funny. And Wang Leehom was water. He starts off playing the piano for his first two songs and then crosses the 'lake' on a very eco-friendly boat. All his fans were running around the venue to get a better glimpse of him! In the end, water is found and the planet is saved. The show ends with all artists gathering and holding speeches about the importance of safe drinking water, how to save water and how to drink more water (is that an ad for WaHaHa, Leehom?).

The show was totally amazing and I'm so glad to have been there both nights. :)
Excuse me for the Leehom bias. :P