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China's Peking Opera company marks anniversary with U.S. tour
With lavishly embroidered costumes, elaborate makeup and acrobatics, a troupe of nearly 90 singers, actors and musicians of the Peking Opera begins a special U.S. tour at New York's Lincoln Center.
Peking Opera, known as jingju in Chinese, is the country's national form of theater, combining unique storytelling, acrobatics, acting and martial arts with Chinese singing and dance.
Outcomes:
The tour by the Jingju Theater Company of Beijing, with performances in New York and Washington, is timed to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of China's greatest opera star, Mei Lanfang, who introduced his art form to U.S. audiences nearly 90 years ago.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
culture
Partners:
New York's Lincoln Center
Jingju Theater Company of Beijing
Participants (Types):
singers, actors and musicians
Number of Participants:
90
Exchange Date:
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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Location:
New York City, NY; Washington D.C.
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