18 September 2007

BALLET isn’t one of the violent arts.

But it comes in pretty handy when you’re shooting fight scenes.

Rui En discovered that in Metamorphosis, where she plays a female cop.

“It really helped with the kicking. I was surprised I could kick so high,” said the 26-year-old actress, who joined a dance group when she was in primary and secondary school.

Metamorphosis marks Rui En’s first action role. She leads a team of men and gets to fire a gun.

Not what you’d usually expect from the typically “girlish” roles she’s used to.

To prepare, she underwent two three-hour long martial arts training sessions.

“I ached for two weeks,” she said.

And although there were “blood, sweat and tears”, she said she loved the experience.

“I had a lot of fun. I think I’m violent… I enjoy kicking things,” she said cheerfully.

Source: The New Paper

Categorised in Metamorphosis 破茧而出, The New Paper.