Event 

Title:

Modern Peking Opera: Taking Mount Tiger by Strategy

When:

Mon 28 Jun 2010 - Wed 30 Jun 2010 19.30

Where:

National Center for the Performing Arts, 国家大剧院

Area of Beijing:

Central

Category:

Music Performance (concert hall)

Description

The modern Peking Opera Taking Mount Tiger by Strategy, one of the eight revolutionary model operas, was adapted from a story in Qu Bo's novel of Tracks in the Snowy Forest. Since the summer of 1958, when it was first created and performed by Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe, thousands of sessions have been presented up to now. It has thus become a lasting red classic. The splendid hero Yang Zirong in the opera has been told from mouth to mouth through generations, and his unique tunes have been sung very often until now. The reconnaissance platoon head Yang Zirong is straightforward and determined, while the chief of staff Shao Jianbo is wise and resourceful. These two heroes in the opera complement each other. Characteristic figures, fascinating plot and powerful landscapes give the opera a splendid beauty of power. The artistic forms of Taking Mount Tiger by Strategy include the Chinese traditional Peking Opera as well as ballet and symphony from the west. Even from a contemporary point of view, it is still one of the very few classic art works that presents a fashion charm with both Chinese and western traits.

    

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Venue

Venue:

National Center for the Performing Arts, 国家大剧院     Website

Street:

A short walk west from Tian'AnMen Square

Nearest Subway :

Tian'AnMen Xi (West) (line 1)

Ad. in Chinese :

国家大剧院

Area of Beijing :

Central

Description

The giant titanium-and-glass dome west of Tian'AnMen Square (behind the Great Hall of the People) hosts Chinese and international art performances of the highest calibre. The complex houses an opera house, a music hall and a drama hall and can seat up to 6,200. It is the flagship performance space in China. Designed by French architect Paul Andreu, it opened in 2007.

The dome is 212 meters across in the east-west direction, 144 meters in the north-south direction, and is 46 meters high. It is situated in the center of a large shallow pond and the entrance passes under it. Paul Andreu has said that he envisioned the hall as a tribute to the traditional Chinese image of Heaven and Earth: round above square.

    

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