Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College launches its 2011-2012 season with a special presentation of The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China (Ms. Zhang Hong, General Director; Mrs. Sun Lili, Artistic Director) on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 1:00 pm. This performance is part of the company’s very first North American tour.
The National Acrobats of The People’s Republic of China (China National Acrobatic Troupe) was the first National Performing Arts Troupe established by the government of the People’s Republic of China in 1950. The Company’s repertoire includes a myriad of international and national gold prize winning acts, including “Slack Wire” (Presidential Gold Award at the 24th Cirque de Demain Festival in Paris), “Diabolo” (Presidential Gold Award at the 26th Cirque de Demain Festival in Paris), and “Pagoda of Bowls” (Golden Clown Award at the 28th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival). The Company has received sensational reviews both at home and abroad for numbers such as “China Soul,” “Reverie,” “Acrobatic Spectacular” and “Splendid.”
Based in Beijing, China, the company owns a large Institution for Acrobatic Schooling, Training and Repertoire. The Institution has over 150 acrobatic resident performers and over 500 acrobatic students of all ages. Funded by a special grant from the Beijing Municipality, the company invests each year in new productions as well as acrobatic science research and creation in addition to the training facilities of the center, which with its dedication to improvement of and renewing of acrobatic standards has become one of the largest acrobatic and circus arts centers in the world.
The company has toured abroad to over forty countries including Switzerland, Israel, Finland, Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, India, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Costa Rica, Dominica Republic, Sweden, Mexico, Russia, Portugal and Spain. In 2011 the Company makes its inaugural tour of the United States and Canada.
The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China is the first performance in Brooklyn Center’s World Stages series. Other performances in the series include Compañia Flamenca José Porcel (November 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm); the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (March 24, 2012 at 8:00 pm and March 25, 2012 at 3:00 pm), the Red Star / Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble (March 31, 2012 at 8:00 pm), and Moscow Festival Ballet’s Giselle (April 15, 2012 at 2:00 pm). Multibuy (three or four shows) and Megabuy packages (five or more shows) save up to 15% off individual ticket prices.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ presentation of National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China is sponsored in part, by Kings Plaza Shopping Center.
About Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Founded in 1954, the mission of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts is to present outstanding performing arts and arts education programs, reflective of Brooklyn’s diverse communities, at affordable prices. Brooklyn Center’s presentations explore both the classical traditions and the boldest contemporary performances, embracing the world culture that defines Brooklyn. Brooklyn Center welcomes over 70,000 people to the 2,400 seat Walt Whitman Theatre each season, and boasts one of the largest arts education programs in the borough, serving 46,000 schoolchildren from over 300 schools annually with its SchoolTime series. In recognition of its commitment to quality family programming, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts was voted Brooklyn’s Best Theater or Theater Group for Kids as part of Nickelodeon’s 2009 ParentsConnect Parents’ Picks Awards.
The National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Tickets: $20 adults; $10 children under 12
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Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ programs are made possible in part with public funding from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Major support for the 2011-2012 season is provided by: Brooklyn College; Target; Con Edison; Macy’s Foundation; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; TD Bank; National Grid; and The Harkness Foundation for Dance. Additional support provided by CNG Publications and The Brooklyn Eagle. Backstage catering is graciously provided by Applebee’s.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges support from the Members of the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York City Council and Speaker Christine C. Quinn; and from Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Kate Levin.
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