SCENES FROM PEKIN OPERA

WITH SUPPORT FRANCE INSTITUTE IN SAINT-PETERSBURG

SCENES FROM PEKIN OPERA is a puppet performance consists some short scenes non-text in tradition of Pekin Opera, which connect music, acrobatic, dance, theatre and art of traditional China?s scenography. Characters from traditional fairy tales ? gods, animals and heroes became alive with master Yeung Fai and his music. Its new version of famous Opera Pekin ? with humor and live music, where puppets became actors as in movie ?Hero??.

• Theatre Youth Public was founded in 1974 by Andre Pomarat and became in 1991 State Center of art for children and youth. The head of theatre is actor and director Gregoire Callies. This theatre united classical tradition of France theatre with modern evolution of theatre art. Theatre organizes some projects, festivals, and workshops for professional theatre specialists and young public. Theatre has a performance for very young public (from 18 months) and every year 80.000 spectators have visit performances of Theatre Youth Public.

Director ? Yeung Fai
Performer ? Yeung Fai

Duration ? 45 min.

Age ? family performance for children up 7 and adults