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(Detroit,MI) The National Circus and Acrobats of the People's Republic of China was founded in 1953, making it one of the longest running and most distinguished circus troupes in China. The National Circus and Acrobats of the People's Republic of China is especially acclaimed in China because of the unique acts in their program such as Great Teeterboard, Grand Flying Trapeze, Group Contortion, Straw Hats Juggling, Girls' Balance With Bowls and many other outstanding acts.
Many of the Artists in the troupe have won international awards including Ms. Li Liping, the first Golden Clown winner from China at the renowned Monte Carlo International Circus Festival and Madame Xia Juhua, the "Chinese Ulanowa" of the Circus World and Chairwoman of the International Chinese Circus Society since the early 1980's. The Company has won over twenty Gold and Silver medals and various other awards at international circus festivals including the Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, Cirque de Demain, Wuqiao International Circus Festival, Wuhan International Circus Festival and China National Acrobatic Competition. The contribution the Company has made to the world circus society is profound.
In recent years, the show productions of the company like "City of Springs" and "Peking Dreams" have been highly praised by domestic and international audiences. Many of the Company's acrobats were employed by Cirque du Soleil to perform the Lasso in Tokyo Disney's Cirque du Soleil Theater for more than two years and by the French Cirque's Arlette Gruss national tour in 2014. In 2000, the Company's Grand Girl Bicycle was also performed for the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Representing China, the Company has visited and performed in more than 50 countries and regions including Japan, the United States of America, Romania, Hungary, Germany, Russia, Brazil, Singapore, Pakistan, Britain, France, Spain, South & North Korea, Indonesia, Colombia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, among many others, making great contributions to the role of China's national acrobatic and circus art on the international scene.
The National Circus and Acrobats of the People's Republic of China 2015 tour of North America will feature "Peking Dreams," which features many impressive circus and acrobatic acts such as hats' juggling, diving through rings, bicycles, feet juggling with umbrellas, unicycles, adagio of four and grand martial arts and so on. The program also includes traditional circus acts like hula hoops, balance on high chairs, aerial silk, solo trapeze and rope tricks (lasso) commonly featured under the circus tent. This production was performed for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and has been performed for more than 600 shows in front of more than 400,000 people in China, Europe, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Tickets: $50 / $40 / $30 and available at Music Hall Box Office or www.ticketmaster.com and www.startickets.com
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
350 Madison Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226a
http://www.musichall.org
313-887-8501