Disney Scours China for Talent to Introduce Shanghai to Show Tunes

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Disney Shanghai Scours for Local Talent for Show Tunes

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When Niu Tianlong graduated from the Shanghai University of Sport last year, the 22-year-old planned to pursue his passion for a full-contact, Chinese martial art known as wushu. Then Disney came calling. Nowadays, he’s lacing up his knee-high boots, donning pantaloons and a blue bandanna, and rehearsing a sword-fighting scene ahead of the June 16 opening of the $5.5 billion Shanghai Disney theme park.