How Yukong moved the mountains: in rehearsal at the Peking Opera

Duration: 32

Year Published: 1976

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Scenes of rehearsal at the Peking Opera are intertwined with the cast and directors who explain how the stylized stories and movements of the performers have been adapted and revised to reflect the concerns of Chinese workers. A nonnarrated sequence presenting the acrobats in an energetic workout, is followed by a dress rehearsal which features a colorful ribbon dance.

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