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"Feats of circus art that reach
literally
"Everyone was delighted with the skill poise, charm and flourish...a
very
entertaining show...2,000 kids and their parents assembled for the
Boston debut of the New Shanghai Circus"
"the talents of the Shanghai acrobats
are beyond
compare...watch these acrobats and be
stunned and thrilled."
"Show-stopping rarities of daunting
difficulty"
-Los Angeles
Times The Incredible Acrobats of China are simply that - incredible! This talented troupe, just off a sold out highly acclaimed Broadway tour continues to WOW audiences of all ages. The show is a beautifully orchestrated presentation of Chinese circus acts dating back to harvest festivals of 2000 years ago. This modern day performance is enhanced by fabulous choreography, amazing lighting, enchanting scenery, and powerful music.
Audience members are enthralled by astounding contortionists,
masterful acrobats, and clever comedians. They see feats of Ladies and Gentlemen, New Acts of Derring-Do
"Feats of circus art that reach literally breathtaking heights of
skill are among the pleasures awaiting the children and adults lucky
enough to make their way o the New Victory Theater, where the
New
In
acts that often
trace their origin to the harvest
festivals of more than
2,000 years ago,
this youthful, handsome
and graceful company
spends a swift two hours in a range of
demanding
performances, most of them typifying Chinese circus and constituting
a refreshing alternative to the Western tradition. Under the
direction of Zhao Lizhi, the artistry, individually and
collectively,
Fans of circus of any sort are bound to appreciate the young women
spinning six plates at a time atop sticks, while one of their number
goes through amazing contortions without ever dropping a dish.
And what about the woman who stacks chair atop
chair on a fragile
foundation
of four vases
atop a table, and
makes her way acrobatically to the pinnacle of this
rickety structure?
Or the young man who juggles
a huge
jar, usually using
only his back or
And
let no one overlook an act Confronted by feats like this, onlookers can catch their breath while witnessing a very funny knife-throwing act and soothing eye and ear with the consistently artful costumes, atmospheric lighting and music." - The New York Times CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS TO DOWNLOAD
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Astonishing
athletes defy gravity and
execute breathtaking
feats as they stretch the limits
of human ability in
this spellbinding
show. Fearless performers with boundless energy bring
you
more than two thousand
years of
Chinese circus
traditions. If
it's humanly
possible-and even if it's not! -
Shanghai's acrobats,
jugglers and contortionists do it
with spectacular
flair.
breathtaking
heights of skill...the New Shanghai Circus is providing
entertainment in abundance"
- The Kansas City Star
incredible skill and imagination. They gasp at many of the
gravity-defying feats and applaud at the super-human displays of
power and extraordinary grace.
Shanghai Circus
is providing
entertainment in
abundance through May
23.
attains
levels that make it seem almost unfair to single out any act, from
jugglers to the comic knife throwers and the bicyclist who finishes
by piling about 10 of his colleagues aboard his vehicle.
shoulders, and catching it on edge atop his head?
Or the young man who
builds an absolutely ungainly structure of more than
20 wooden benches and
balances them on
his head? What is the
secret of the young
woman who
manages to
lie horizontally
with no
apparent
support but the point
of a sword placed against the back of her neck?
called the nose balance, on which a young woman
balances a glass of
water on her nose, covers it
with a glass plate,
adds four small glasses, covers them with a plate and proceeds to
build a lofty, glassy structure before beginning a series of
acrobatic moves and then walking across a bridge of light bulbs.