Stage setting is very simple but costumes are very colorful, according to the school president. All three hold the title of National First Class Performer. Beijing Opera is a combination of singing, acting, dancing and acrobatics. The third one is a conductor Hui Bin Bian.

It is very rare that both the so-called traditional Beijing Opera and the modern Beijing Opera are presented at the same time, according to the school president. There will be three performers coming from China. The last two were created during the Cultural Revolution, 1966 – 1976. Other plays include ‘Shi Chian Steals A Chicken’, ‘Mt. The play is called ‘Lee Kwei Visits Mother’. School president Cao Chen and his wife take the leading roles in one of the several plays. But Fai Hai, a buddhist monk, realises something is amiss on the mountain, and sets out to restore White Snake to her former self, pitting sky against ocean in the process.Ī sweeping adventure that sees White Snake decide between Xu Xuan and the supernatural in this sweet tale of the fleeting nature of life and loss.The performance is put together by Seattle Cao Chen Beijing Opera School. Falling deeply in love, the couple swiftly marry and along with Green Snake, begin a new life together. After magically transforming into a beautiful woman, White Snake has a chance encounter with the kind and upright Xu Xaun. The White Snake (Zhang Huoding) is a mystical serpent living on the mountain with her sassy friend Green snake. Presented in the Peking Opera style- a traditional artform that blends incredible music, vocals, mime, dance and acrobatics and has been practised expertly in China for hundreds of years. From the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, comes The Legend of The White Snake, is a traditional Chinese fable about an immortal but lonely snake who finds love in the human realm.

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