An Afternoon of Chinese Theater
Celebrating the Year of the Rooster
January 29, 2017
Performed by:
Venue:
New York Chinatown Community Center Theater
Program Starts: 1/29/2017, Sunday, 3:00pm
General Admission
Statement

On January 29 2017, celebrating Lunar New Year of the Rooster, Chinese American Arts Council will present a celebratory program of an Afternoon of Chinese Theater at the New York Chinatown Community Center Theater at CCBA.

Programs:
“The West Lake”
"Picking Up the Jade Bracelet"
“The Sword Dance”

Leading Roles:
FANG Yulin, DAI Nuo, CUI Yongming, ZHOU Longchang, LIU Yuxia

[Peking Opera] is one of the representatives of Chinese traditional theaters, originated from the Qing Dynasty period. The opera was originally produced as an entertainment for nobles of the imperial court. Gradually, for its rich history of memorable performances and interesting repertoire, it was spread to the general public and became a popular theatrical act. Over the last several hundred years, some traditional theatrical elements had been preserved through Peking Opera, whether it’s the colors and lines to create various patterns to symbolize the character with the masks, or the role of the simple hand props that turn into the images of horse carts and horses. Undeniably, some Chinese culture lived through the history via the long history of Peking Opera. In 2010, UNESCO promoted the inclusion of the Peking Opera as part of the “Intangible Cultural Heritage” list.

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