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Peking Opera

Festival 2011 - Peking Opera Explained

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Festival 2011 - Peking Opera Explained

Enter a world of extraordinary acrobatics, gorgeous costumes and brilliant music, as Dr Ashley Thorpe from the University of Reading reveals the vibrant performances and extraordinarily skills that characterise this uniquely Chinese artform as performed by the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe during Festival 2011.