Vancouver, BC – China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) presents the Canadian premiere of the exquisite visual feast Opera Warriors, January 5 & 6 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Presented as part of the cultural exchange program Image China, which introduces China’s traditional culture and contemporary award-winning art works to the world, Opera Warriors is an epic tale of power, passion, and the Peking Opera told through a mix of contemporary dance, acrobatic feats, and martial arts.
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Set in northern China in the tumultuous early years of the 20th century, Opera Warriors follows the fates of three exceptionally gifted Peking Opera performers who study under the same martial arts master. After completing their rigorous training, the three artists join a theatrical troupe and seem destined for success, but love and jealousy intervene.
Overflowing with emotion, extravagance and an abundance of talent, the large-scale spectacle brings together an all-star creative team including: choreographer Xing Shimiao; playwright Pik Wah Li, one of Hong Kong’s most popular columnists whose screenplay Farewell My Concubine won the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival; lighting design by Sha Xiaolan, one of China’s leading designers who worked on the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; with an original score composed by Fang Ming.
Prior to the performance each evening, a pre-show chat will take place from 7pm to 730pm in the east wing of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre lobby, moderated by a UBC Professor from the department of Theatre and Film alongside dancers from the company.
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