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Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics (杂技)
all year round. Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign
tourists. The program contains trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks. Some
of the artists have won prizes in international competitions.
Time: 7:15 p.m. Daily
Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District
Tel: 65072421, 65071818 |
Use your head: Green Hat is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors. It's a rewrite of
American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous novel The Scarlet Letter. It describes the heroine's great
courage in finding the true love against the public disagreement.
Time: 7:15 p.m. until March 5, except Mondays
Place: China Children's Theater
Tel: 66037255, 66037265 |
Mix and match: Story of Puppets tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for true love in the human world.
After watching a puppet play Peony Pavilion, she thinks there must be true love in reality, so she uses
magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet hero. But things
don't go as she planned...Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to
present different traditional operas in one play. This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, and
Pingju Opera along with a band, using the structure of modem drama.
Time: 7:30 p. m. until March 10, except Mondays
Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People's Art Theater
Tel: 65250123 |
Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang'an Crand
Theater. Each performance includes two classical excerpts (选段). One is Wenxi (a play focusing on
singing and dancing); the other is Wuxi (a play full of acrobatic dancing). The first night will be The
Crossroad and Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge. And the second night will see the performance
of The Goddess of Heaven Scatte.
Place: Chang'an Grand Theater
Tel: 86531043 | |
| 1. We can learn from the text that _____. |
A. Story of Puppets is a play held in China Children's Theater
B. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks
C. on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose
D. the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country |
| 2. If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15,he can call _____ to book a ticket. |
A. 86531043
B. 65250123
C. 66037255
D. 65071818 |
| 3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true? |
A. The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it.
B. Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists.
C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.
D. The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts. |
