September 21, 2006  

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Asian Arts Festival, Featuring tales From The Beijing Opera, at Ramapo College

(Mahwah) - The Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts presents Tales from the Beijing Opera Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey.  A martial arts workshop precedes the performance at 12:30 p.m.

Tales from the Beijing Opera is a series of comic and dramatic scenes from China’s most popular stories.  Told in English and Chinese, this “Kung Fu” theater is a combination of music, dialogue, dance, mime and acrobatics.  The performance captures the magic and beauty of China’s most renowned performing arts tradition, while being accessible to English-speaking audiences of all ages.

The workshop will present different movements used to create roles, including an old man, a young girl and a monkey.  In addition, aspects of traditional martial arts, Kung Fu and Shaolin, will be presented.

Tickets for Asian Arts Festival featuring Tales from the Beijing Opera are $24, $20 or $15 for adults and $12 for children under 17.  Tickets to the workshop, limited to performance ticket holders only, are $5 for adults and $3 for children.  The Sharp Theater is located at the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts on the Ramapo College campus.  For more information call (201) 684 - 7844.

This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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