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Chinese magical show today at MHS Gym
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Posted on Oct 11 2008
The renowned Sichuan Opera will be featured in a show this afternoon titled “Chinese “Mask, Music and Magic” at the Marianas High School Gym.
The event will showcase the traditional Sichuan Opera, a magical show and Gu Zheng Chinese musical instruments.
For a reasonable cover charge of $15 for adults and $12 for kids, audience will have a grasp of Chinese talents in comedy shows as well as acrobatics.
Organizers said that children 3 years old and below will be admitted free to the show.
Tickets are available at the Pacific Trading Company Ltd.
For more information, you may contact Mike at 322-6624 or Betty at 322-6617.
Organizers said they will let the audience take photos of the performances but cameras with flash will not be allowed. They said drinks and foods would be prohibited inside the gym but would be allowed outside.
As a renowned local opera mainly performing in southwestern China’s Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, Sichuan Opera is characterized by unique solos, refined acting, rich percussion, and talented comedians. Sichuan Opera features vivid, humorous narration, singing, and acrobatics. It also boasts a system of stylized movements and its acting is both exquisite and lively.
The opera’s performances are always full of wit, humor, lively dialogues, and pronounced local flavors.
To portray special characters, the opera incorporates a series of stunts, including the famous “face-changing,” where the performer can change his or her facial makeup in the snap of a finger right on stage.
Most Sichuan Opera repertoires are adapted from classical Chinese novels, mythologies, legends, and folk tales. Statistics show that the total number of Sichuan Opera plays exceeds 2,000.
Pepsi/Pacific Trading Company is the major sponsor of the show at MHS. Organizers also acknowledged the support given by PTI, Saipan Grand Hotel and Saipan Shipping Company.
